Leak detection question

[Stevorino]

I have a keg in my system that seems to have a leak in it.

I have uncarbonated scottish ale in it - so I have the PSI set at 8-9.

I've been putting hte pressure up to that, it seems to hold, than I'll close the gas valve to the keg for about 4 hours. Sometime during that 4 hours it seems the keg loses enough pressure to open the lid back up.

Am I right in assuming that the scottish ale couldn't be absorbing enough of the pressure to bring the total pressure down enough to unseal the lid?

 

[Yooper]

I have a keg in my system that seems to have a leak in it.

I have uncarbonated scottish ale in it - so I have the PSI set at 8-9.

I've been putting hte pressure up to that, it seems to hold, than I'll close the gas valve to the keg for about 4 hours. Sometime during that 4 hours it seems the keg loses enough pressure to open the lid back up.

Am I right in assuming that the scottish ale couldn't be absorbing enough of the pressure to bring the total pressure down enough to unseal the lid?

The uncarbonated beer WILL absorb co2- that's normal. That's how the beer gets carbonated. Why do you take the gas off?