NateSpringfield
Active Member
I am new to kegging, first keg of AHS 20th Anniversary Kolsch was finally ready this past weekend after a week+ of room temp carbing. My thermostat on the keezer is not here yet so since I have moved the gas and keg to the freezer I have been unplugging when I don't want a drink and plugging back in a couple hours before I do. I noticed since Saturday I have lost 2 lbs of co2 and got a noise burning aroma when I stuck my head into the freezer to check the regulator.
It is obvious, at least I think, that I have a leak somewhere, but I know I didn't have it when it was sitting at room temp bc my gauge hardly moved in those 10 or so days at 30lbs. So I checked bubbles around the keg lid, the gas line and regulator and everything looked good those places so my questions are - could the temperature change cause the leak? Should I disconnect and turn off the gas in the future when I am not planning on using the keezer until I can regulate the temperature? I have about a week before my thermometer should arrive, should I just wait for it before I plan on drinking out the keg again?
It is obvious, at least I think, that I have a leak somewhere, but I know I didn't have it when it was sitting at room temp bc my gauge hardly moved in those 10 or so days at 30lbs. So I checked bubbles around the keg lid, the gas line and regulator and everything looked good those places so my questions are - could the temperature change cause the leak? Should I disconnect and turn off the gas in the future when I am not planning on using the keezer until I can regulate the temperature? I have about a week before my thermometer should arrive, should I just wait for it before I plan on drinking out the keg again?
