Urgent Help Needed!

[damohonda]

I recently brewed a keg of home brew.
I had it priming in my Kitchen. It should be ready today/tomorrow

Today I took a taste and as I twisted the tap, it came loose from barrel and let out a lot of gas before I had chance to screw it tight.

Then the 2nd worst possible thing happened. I screwed my gas cylinder into the top in order to re-pressurise and the nut that holds the connection in place was not tight enough and it fell off into the brew thus letting all the gas out. I have another top which I just put on.

However what do I do now? I gather I have a few options.

Do I syphon the lot into my bucket, re-add sugar, remove the nut out of the barrel/brew as it might affect the taste, fix all the all the screws and then put it all back? (in essence re-prime)

Should I leave it as is, add the new barrel top and add gas when necessary?

Should I add more sugar to this brew and put the new top on?

Any ideas?

 

[TheMadKing]

I recently brewed a keg of home brew.
I had it priming in my Kitchen. It should be ready today/tomorrow

Today I took a taste and as I twisted the tap, it came loose from barrel and let out a lot of gas before I had chance to screw it tight.

Then the 2nd worst possible thing happened. I screwed my gas cylinder into the top in order to re-pressurise and the nut that holds the connection in place was not tight enough and it fell off into the brew thus letting all the gas out. I have another top which I just put on.

However what do I do now? I gather I have a few options.

Do I syphon the lot into my bucket, re-add sugar, remove the nut out of the barrel/brew as it might affect the taste, fix all the all the screws and then put it all back? (in essence re-prime)

Should I leave it as is, add the new barrel top and add gas when necessary?

Should I add more sugar to this brew and put the new top on?

Any ideas?

How long has it been carbonating?

Your terminology is a bit confusing also, are you using corny kegs? I'm having trouble understanding what happened exactly other than you let the gas out of the headspace and dropped a nut into your beer.

I'd say just seal it back up and leave it be. If the carbonation doesn't get as high as you want, you can just hit it with some bottled CO2 to top it up

 

[damohonda]

It had been carbonating approximately 9 days. According to the instructions, I only needed to carbonate 10 days (not the usual 14)
I am using one of those plastic barrels I think they are called king keg... Would adding more sugar make a difference.. apart from making it more gassy and slightly more alcoholic..!? and would the nut make any difference to the taste?

 

[IslandLizard]

I am using one of those plastic barrels I think they are called king keg...

Can you perhaps post a picture of it or a link?
It may help for providing assistance and possible solutions. From your description, it sounds like a proprietary system marketed to homebrewers.

Stainless kegs, such as corny kegs and their variants are much more commonly used by homebrewers and very durable. They come in a few sizes, from 1.5-10 gallons, 5 gallon ones being the most common.

 

[doogie]

I just came across those "kegs" when replying to another new brewer. They are not the same as Cornelius (corny) kegs. From my quick scan of them at best you could dispense very low carbonated beer.
Found this video

 

[damohonda]

It is one of those kegs in the video.. All i really need to know is, Should I leave it? or attempt to get the metal nut out of the brew? ...and should I add more sugar?

 

[vampirebeer]

What type of metal is the nut?

 

[damohonda]

What type of metal is the nut?

I don't know, but i've used this barrel a few times over the years, the nut has got damp and wet but it has not showed signs of rust... yet... It's for an outdoor party and will be drank by 5th September

 

[Sammy86]

I don't know, but i've used this barrel a few times over the years, the nut has got damp and wet but it has not showed signs of rust... yet... It's for an outdoor party and will be drank by 5th September

Don't add sugar, seal it and leave it alone.

RDWHAHB