BlackHat
Well-Known Member
I was just gifted a brand new 3 gallon ball-lock cornie keg kit as a wedding gift from a very generous fellow homebrewer. I hadn't planned on getting into kegging for a while, but he has forced my hand . I've read through some docs online and some of the stickies on here, but I don't think any of it is dumbed down enough for me.
I bought a 5lb CO2 tank, hooked it up to the regulator and hooked it up to the keg full of beer. I set it to about 5 psi as it is a low gravity bitter. I stuck it in my mini fridge and the next day the psi gauge was at 0. The tank was empty and the beer wasn't overly carbonated. So I assumed I have a leak.
I went and got the co2 tank filled again and found what I thought was the source of the leak. I let it sit at room temperature for a few hours with no change in the psi. It was at about 800. I then stuck it in my mini fridge at about 40F where it went down to 600 in about an hour. I left it for a couple more hours and it's down to 500. Fearing another leak, I shut off the CO2 tank valve.
I read that the PSI gauge shouldn't change until it's empty, when it will read 0. Is the PSI changing just because of the temperature difference and I shouldn't be concerned or do I need to find another leak?
Thanks in advance
I bought a 5lb CO2 tank, hooked it up to the regulator and hooked it up to the keg full of beer. I set it to about 5 psi as it is a low gravity bitter. I stuck it in my mini fridge and the next day the psi gauge was at 0. The tank was empty and the beer wasn't overly carbonated. So I assumed I have a leak.
I went and got the co2 tank filled again and found what I thought was the source of the leak. I let it sit at room temperature for a few hours with no change in the psi. It was at about 800. I then stuck it in my mini fridge at about 40F where it went down to 600 in about an hour. I left it for a couple more hours and it's down to 500. Fearing another leak, I shut off the CO2 tank valve.
I read that the PSI gauge shouldn't change until it's empty, when it will read 0. Is the PSI changing just because of the temperature difference and I shouldn't be concerned or do I need to find another leak?
Thanks in advance