Have you seen this keg before?

[bleme]

A friend of mine just got this keg and we don't know how to purge it. Any advice?

 

[Jeepinctbrewer]

You have to purge the keg of the poppet
That is a pressure valve. Blows out if it gets to high

Disconnect the co2 side and push the poppet in a few times with your fingernail

 

[h4mmy86]

I have a keg like that. Mine is a pin lock style, and I got a little plastic pressure release attachment that presses on to my gas post to relieve pressure. It was pretty cheap from KegConnection

 

[bleme]

Thanks all. Sure seems like a pain. The first beer she is putting in there is for a St Patricks Day festival and should blow out in about 3 hours. Not much chance of oxidation there.

She is more concerned with oxidizing the batch she refills it with.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

You can use a bleeder valve like this: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/bleeder-valve-assembly.html

 

[Jeepinctbrewer]

You could always change the lid out


http://www.cornykeg.com/catalog.asp?prodid=700187&showprevnext=1


But it's really not that bad once you do it a few times