PA49erFan21
Well-Known Member
I hate posting new threads when there may be the answer out there, but it seems there is always a different scenario for each situation.
I have brewed my first batch of IPA using the kit that came with my setup (Munton's Gold extract). I let it ferment for about 2 weeks once the FG leveled off. I then siphoned the beer into the keg and immediately pressurized it to 30psi about 4 times, filling it then releasing the pressure to eliminated the oxygen. During the 5th time I left the pressure in the keg, rolled it and rocked it back and forth to saturate it in the CO2. I then placed it in the fridge for 24 hours. When I got home from work yesterday, I took the keg out of the fridge to release the pressure but when I went to do that, no pressure was evident. Is that normal, or does it sound like a possible leak? I do have a steady pressure of 8 psi hitting it now.
My question is this...
When I took a small sample out of the tap from the keg, it was really flat with no head and uncarbonated. Will this fix itself in a week or two? Did I do something wrong? I bought a refurbished corny keg with ball locks and have sanitized it myself.
I am extremely new to brewing and kegging.
I have brewed my first batch of IPA using the kit that came with my setup (Munton's Gold extract). I let it ferment for about 2 weeks once the FG leveled off. I then siphoned the beer into the keg and immediately pressurized it to 30psi about 4 times, filling it then releasing the pressure to eliminated the oxygen. During the 5th time I left the pressure in the keg, rolled it and rocked it back and forth to saturate it in the CO2. I then placed it in the fridge for 24 hours. When I got home from work yesterday, I took the keg out of the fridge to release the pressure but when I went to do that, no pressure was evident. Is that normal, or does it sound like a possible leak? I do have a steady pressure of 8 psi hitting it now.
My question is this...
When I took a small sample out of the tap from the keg, it was really flat with no head and uncarbonated. Will this fix itself in a week or two? Did I do something wrong? I bought a refurbished corny keg with ball locks and have sanitized it myself.
I am extremely new to brewing and kegging.