Stallonepanerai
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Hello everyone,
I'm new to the forum and also home brewing. I just built a home bar and built a small kegerator. I got my new C02 bottle filled for the first time today. I bought a conversion kit from Kegco. Tank, gauges, hoses, faucet, etc. I cannot for the life of me set the C02 gauge to 10 PSI. I followed all the directions. Here is what I did...
-C02 tank valve closed
-Connected gauges to bottle. Valves and gauge closed
-I turn the tank all the way on
-With the supply line to the keg closed,
I set the pressure to 10 PSI. I wait about 15 mins to make sure it stays at 10 PSI. It does.
-I open the valve to supply the keg with C02. The gauge goes down a little bit but goes back to 10 PSI right away. Without dispensing any beer I wait 15 minutes and check the pressure, and BAM its
Between 15-20 PSI. I have repeated this about a dozen times. I also pulled the release valve on the gauges to release the pressure and it builds right back up again.
Even if I set it to 8 PSI it builds back up.
I tried everything I can think of. I pour a couple beers and the pressure keeps going back to 15-20. Im wasting beer and C02!!
Can it be that the keg is pressurized more than 10 PSI and its adding pressure to the system? The keg is a 1/4 tall Miller Lite. At least it's cheap beer but I would rather drink it. If it matters the beer supply line and the CO2 line are both 5'. Everything is brand new just unboxed today. Can someone please let me know what I'm doing wrong??? I would really like to get the pressure set so I can balance the system.
Nice meeting everyone and thank you
In advance for your help!!
Corey-
I'm new to the forum and also home brewing. I just built a home bar and built a small kegerator. I got my new C02 bottle filled for the first time today. I bought a conversion kit from Kegco. Tank, gauges, hoses, faucet, etc. I cannot for the life of me set the C02 gauge to 10 PSI. I followed all the directions. Here is what I did...
-C02 tank valve closed
-Connected gauges to bottle. Valves and gauge closed
-I turn the tank all the way on
-With the supply line to the keg closed,
I set the pressure to 10 PSI. I wait about 15 mins to make sure it stays at 10 PSI. It does.
-I open the valve to supply the keg with C02. The gauge goes down a little bit but goes back to 10 PSI right away. Without dispensing any beer I wait 15 minutes and check the pressure, and BAM its
Between 15-20 PSI. I have repeated this about a dozen times. I also pulled the release valve on the gauges to release the pressure and it builds right back up again.
Even if I set it to 8 PSI it builds back up.
I tried everything I can think of. I pour a couple beers and the pressure keeps going back to 15-20. Im wasting beer and C02!!
Can it be that the keg is pressurized more than 10 PSI and its adding pressure to the system? The keg is a 1/4 tall Miller Lite. At least it's cheap beer but I would rather drink it. If it matters the beer supply line and the CO2 line are both 5'. Everything is brand new just unboxed today. Can someone please let me know what I'm doing wrong??? I would really like to get the pressure set so I can balance the system.
Nice meeting everyone and thank you
In advance for your help!!
Corey-