Bought my tank!

[dougjones31]

Maybe you got pinlock kegs that somebody tried to swap over to ball locks and the threads are not quite a match. Go to your local auto parts store and buy some "Lapping Compound" it is a fine grit paste that you put on the threads and tighten and loosen the post a little at a time and it will turn a little more each time. Eventually it will cut the threads to match and your posts will go on and off easily.

If this is what you have, you will notice damage to the threads somewhere. Disassemble and inspect.

 

[Cheesefood]

Maybe you got pinlock kegs that somebody tried to swap over to ball locks and the threads are not quite a match. Go to your local auto parts store and buy some "Lapping Compound" it is a fine grit paste that you put on the threads and tighten and loosen the post a little at a time and it will turn a little more each time. Eventually it will cut the threads to match and your posts will go on and off easily.

Could be. Good hint, I'm going to give that a shot. What grit should I get?

 

[gnef]

you should be able to tell if it used to be a pin lock.

generally they are shorter and wider. also, unless they swapped the lid, it usually won't have a manual pressure bleeder on the lid.

the lapping compound sounds a bit scary to me... are you sure you cleaned everything up, and threads look good? make sure there isn't any rust or anything else that could be causing the issues. once you start taking metal off, you won't be able to add any back on...

 

[Pedro-]

I would definitely turn that guy in. Did you get to see your exact winnings printoff?

You could have won 10/50/100+ and he just gave you the $3!

What a low....

 

[dougjones31]

Could be. Good hint, I'm going to give that a shot. What grit should I get?

I would get 400 grit.

Remove the poppits and the tubes and o-rings when you "lap" the posts on. Doublecheck before you lap the posts and make sure that the stripped post does not tighten easily....that would mean something else is the problem...probably bent Poppits.

Don't worry about what gnef said. Lapping compound will remove very minimal metal and with the design of the threaded post and the o-ring, you would have to lap it for days to screw it up. Even if the threads are loose, when you tighten the post the threads will contact only one side and that will be countered with pressure from the compressing o-ring. In short....you won't screw up anything.

 

[Cheesefood]

OK, I poured myself a hefe tonight after 5 days. It's still flat. What am I doing wrong? It pushed out with no problems, but it's flat. Flat flat.

 

[rdwj]

OK, I poured myself a hefe tonight after 5 days. It's still flat. What am I doing wrong? It pushed out with no problems, but it's flat. Flat flat.

That's odd - what pressure is it set at? Are you leaving the tank on all the time?

 

[Cheesefood]

That's odd - what pressure is it set at? Are you leaving the tank on all the time?

Tanks always on, at 15psi. Mead is bubbly. Don't know about the cyser yet, I'll try that next.

I'm trying a new trick I read about: I'm putting the CO2 on the BevOut side this time. That way, all the CO2 enters from the bottom so that it gives the liquid more CO2 exposure.

I wonder if its because I had the Cobra Tap left on it. The Hefe is the only one with the tap left on, and it's flat.

 

[rdwj]

Tanks always on, at 15psi. Mead is bubbly. Don't know about the cyser yet, I'll try that next.

I'm trying a new trick I read about: I'm putting the CO2 on the BevOut side this time. That way, all the CO2 enters from the bottom so that it gives the liquid more CO2 exposure.

I wonder if its because I had the Cobra Tap left on it. The Hefe is the only one with the tap left on, and it's flat.

Hmmm. could be. The cobra keeps the keg open and might not be holding pressure. Try taking it off.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

If the regulator reads 15, the tap isn't leaking. Can you hear CO2 entering the keg when you attach the fitting? Or, can you verify keg pressure by actuating the relief valve? You might have a defective keg post. Then again, you said the beer poured just fine...I'm as confused as you are.

You might try the "brute force" carbonation method by jacking the pressure up to 30 or so and shaking the $hit out of the keg a few times.

 

[Cheesefood]

If the regulator reads 15, the tap isn't leaking. Can you hear CO2 entering the keg when you attach the fitting? Or, can you verify keg pressure by actuating the relief valve? You might have a defective keg post. Then again, you said the beer poured just fine...I'm as confused as you are.

You might try the "brute force" carbonation method by jacking the pressure up to 30 or so and shaking the $hit out of the keg a few times.

The Cyser is still also.

OK, here are the facts: 20lb tank (full) hooked to a 4-way distributor. Distro has 3 hoses attached: 1 - Mead. 2- Hefe. 3- Cyser. All three kegs are pressurized and holding pressure (I pulled the relief valve to verify this). After 5+ days, the CO2 level in the tank hasn't dropped. It's set to 15 lbs. I hooked the GasOut to the BevOut valve and pulled the relief. I heard the gas bubbling through the liquids.

I've now turned the Co2 off from the mead to see if the other two will carbonate. I might crank to 30lbs before bed and let it sit for a day or two on the cyser and hefe. All three kegs are in my garage, which has maintained a temp of <40' since I put them in there.

Any other thoughts?

 

[dantodd]

Might try putting manifold outlet 1 on the hefe and see if that works.

 

[Cheesefood]

Might try putting manifold outlet 1 on the hefe and see if that works.

Output 4 is blank. I've opened it, and I'm getting good output through it. For some reason, I'm just not getting good CO2 contact with Cyser and Hefe. Too bad, because both will be AWESOME with more carbonation (note: cyser has some bubbling on the side, but not enough).

 

[dantodd]

hmmm... maybe I wasn't clear. I meant to put the output that is properly carbonating the mead onto the hefe. If the hefe becomes properly carbonated it might the manifold is not distributing equally to all kegs.

 

[Cheesefood]

hmmm... maybe I wasn't clear. I meant to put the output that is properly carbonating the mead onto the hefe. If the hefe becomes properly carbonated it might the manifold is not distributing equally to all kegs.

I'm about to get another mead, so I'll try that.

mmm...mead.

Maple cyser is teh r0x0rz 2.

 

[dantodd]

mmmm.... I'm never thought about MAPLE cyser... Sounds good.

 

[Cheesefood]

mmmm.... I'm never thought about MAPLE cyser... Sounds good.

~1/2 maple wine/~1/2 cyser.

Too sweet right now, but not bad. Both fermented with Redstar Champagne. Carbonation will treat it well.

 

[Hippie]

As for the mead keg leak, instead of cranking it again, I would have gone with some teflon tape around the threads... Unless somebody knows that this is a no-no.

Hope everything worked out for you on the carbonation

-Hippie