low burping pressure

[josh250]

Hello all. I kegged my first beer 2 nights ago. It was a bit intimidating as is any thing you try for the first time but when I was done I was happy and thought to myself ,"That was Easy". Well it wasn't that wasy. Looks like I made a mistake somewhere along the line.

First off I purged my keg with c02 burped the keg then purged and burped again at 30 psi. I then racked the beer and plugged the gas line in at 20 psi and let the beer sit for 48 hours. Last night I got home to relief the c02 and set to serving pressure at 10 psi for a few days and when I pulled the pressure relief valve only minimal pressure was dispensed. It was really weak. I am confused. Why would it not be as strong as when I initially purged and burped without beer?

I set the beer to 10 psi and about 6 hours later this morning, I burped the keg and the relieved c02 was nice and "strong"

Sorry if I am using incorrect terminology. Should I reset to 20 for a couple of days? Then let's it sit at 10 for a few more?

 

[WayFrae]

Why do you keep pulling the relief valve? You are wasting CO2. You can just leave it at serving pressure for 2 weeks and it will carb up.

By trying to quicken the carb process you run a greater risk of over carbonating the beer. So the best advice is to wait.

On the other hand, I just got some kegs also and know exactly how you are feeling. You can set it to 20 for a day or two. The worst that will happen is you will get overcarbed beer and have to bleed the keg a few times to bring it back down.

 

[josh250]

Thanks WayFrae. Yes I'm aware of the risk. I guess my main question would be, why the pressure was so weak after leaving it at 30 psi for 2 days, when after dropping it to 10 psi for 6 hours, I got a strong relief?

 

[WayFrae]

Did you leave it connected to the gas for the whole time with the valve open? If you shut the gas off to it then the CO2 was absorbed into the beer and that is why there wasn't much pressure.

 

[josh250]

Yes, I left it connected the whole time. One thing I left out..... When I move the gas connecter a bit to make sure it is properly seated I here gas being expelled if I move it too much. I then have to jiggle it slightly to stop it. Are they that sensitive or may that be an issue?

 

[WayFrae]

Yes, I left it connected the whole time. One thing I left out..... When I move the gas connecter a bit to make sure it is properly seated I here gas being expelled if I move it too much. I then have to jiggle it slightly to stop it. Are they that sensitive or may that be an issue?

I think that is your problem. It should be tight enough to not leak no matter what. There should be a plastic washer that goes between the tank and the regulator.

 

[day_trippr]

Yes, I left it connected the whole time. One thing I left out..... When I move the gas connecter a bit to make sure it is properly seated I here gas being expelled if I move it too much. I then have to jiggle it slightly to stop it. Are they that sensitive or may that be an issue?

The disconnects should not be sensitive like that.

Pin lock keg? Undersized post o-rings will do that. Otherwise, replace the o-rings on a sensitve post...

Cheers!

 

[josh250]

I was thinking about it all day at work today, I think I know what may have happened. In my haste and excitement I may have screwed the beer out post in the beer in side........so the connection doesn't seat properly. Is this possible? I'll verify once I get home today sometime after midnight 😞