Emergency: Is gas dip tube needed to store beer in corny?

[cuse88]

Well my plans to bottle tonight changed before a move and the corny I thought was ready to go the new gas dip tube I got doesn't fit. In order to simply transport the beer and not serve, can I remove the gas dip tube and put the beer under a layer of co2? Will the keg hold the gas during the 8 hour trip?

Thanks

 

[TAK]

I'd try pressurizing it and see if it holds the pressure. The dip tube serves the function of holding that O-ring. The post may leak without that there.

 

[AlCophile]

Do you have a spare SHORT tube with O-ring? It's the O-ring that makes the seal.

 

[AlCophile]

You might get by with slathering the outlet threads with Teflon tape, and tightening the post.

 

[dustinboyd]

Half of my kegs have no gas tube and I've never had a leak

 

[day_trippr]

Remarkable. Do you still use an o-ring under the gas post - or are you just relying on the threads to seal on their own?
And what keeps the poppet from dropping out?

Cheers!

 

[dustinboyd]

No o-rings or anything... They just hold pressure somehow... The poppets can't fall out because of the threaded post they're sitting on top of.

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

If it doesn't seal with thread tape, you could try boring the hole out to a larger diameter to accommodate the wider dip tube. Just another option.