Fighthouse
Active Member
Last night I went to keg my fourth beer - the first three were pretty painless, I sanitized the keg and beverage lines and then transfered the beer, and purged O2 and pressurized for a few days @ 30psi.
This time, I was not even able to get through the sanitizing. After I put the solution in the keg, I went to pressurize it and run the sanitizer through the beverage lines. I put the CO2 @12 psi, but I heard a hissing sound. I sprayed the top of the keg with a soap/water mix, and saw that there was a pretty substantial leak around the lid.
I applied some keg lube to the O-ring (which looked to be in good condition), and tried resealing it multiple (20+) times, even reversing direction in which the lid was facing. I know this keg can seal properly, as I did a batch in it a couple of weeks ago. I have about 5 other ball-lock kegs that I can try (received all of them used from a local bar), but I want to figure out why this one won't seal anymore.
What tips do you Masters 'o Kegging suggest?
This time, I was not even able to get through the sanitizing. After I put the solution in the keg, I went to pressurize it and run the sanitizer through the beverage lines. I put the CO2 @12 psi, but I heard a hissing sound. I sprayed the top of the keg with a soap/water mix, and saw that there was a pretty substantial leak around the lid.
I applied some keg lube to the O-ring (which looked to be in good condition), and tried resealing it multiple (20+) times, even reversing direction in which the lid was facing. I know this keg can seal properly, as I did a batch in it a couple of weeks ago. I have about 5 other ball-lock kegs that I can try (received all of them used from a local bar), but I want to figure out why this one won't seal anymore.
What tips do you Masters 'o Kegging suggest?