Pinhole sized leak on the side of a corny keg . . .

[OneEyedWillie]

So, I get home from work yesterday and venture into my brewing room to stir up the batch of wine I started last week, and noticed that an incredibly fine beer-mist emitting out of the side of my corny keg.

I kegged a brown ale just two days prior and still had the keg hooked up to the CO2 at 15psi. After doing some homework, I felt that that amount of pressure wasn't significant enough to do any deliberate damage to the wall of the keg, but am now left wondering about repairing it . . . .

Has this happened to anyone else? And, would simply soldering up the pinhole sized imperfection be sufficient? Or, is this the end to one of my kegs?

 

[djsethall]

I'd say to just retire the keg. I had to do that on one of mine that had a small dent on the bootom. It must have krinkled or something because there was a tiny pinhole leak. If I took it to the welder to have it repaired, it would be $30 for the weld. Now I have a spare for parts.

 

[sychosomat]

You could always solder it so it doesn't leak and use it as a primary fermenter with something that doesn't put out much krausen (mine is fermenting apfelwine right now). I would stay away from pressurizing it ever again however. One accidental burst of c02 and it might do something terrible (like spill beer on the ground).