Kegging Question(again)

[Gugs44]

Finished job today, I've both kegs set at around 17psi and il check em after 4 days r so and then daily until I get what I'm looking for, can adjust to suit both styles of beer, thanks to all for advice, feeling very pleased to be all set for Xmas, special thanks to alealex for the gear

[Bubbles]

You put blanket co2 in keg 35 psi as you said but I'm guessing that will dissolve into solutions over next few hours and the sealing pressure you need will dissapear and cause lid to leak. I think you need to pressurize the keg today to stop this.

I always thought that if you purge the headspace using co2, then the blanket always stayed on top, protecting the beer and sealing the keg. So you're saying a beer needs to be fully carbed for the the keg to stay sealed and protected?

[Gugs44]

Problem, problem problem....everything is fine except when I push the ball lock connect on to one of the kegs it's pissing stout, anything  I can do to stop this, would it be that the seal is fucked and if so what can I do, the ale one is perfect

[Beerbuddha]

Bubbles the C02 blanket will be there but as there will be loss pressure in keg its wont stay sealed so when gunky liquid decides to pass into the keg due to nothing keeping it out it will simply drop pass the co2 blanket into the beer. Im guessing the beer will taste like crap but the blanket might be ok. Could be wrong all hypothetical 

Its imaginary gunk before you ask...or possibly a slug very ....small one if no gunk available slugs love beer

[Beerbuddha]

Have you mixed the inlet post with an outlet post when cleaning them ? Should slide on ok unless mixed up.

[Gugs44]

I didn't remove the posts for cleaning, the black connect that's on the other keg is working fine and I put it on the problem one and it's fine, seems the problem is with the connector coz the only way it stays sealed is with pressure by hand, as soon as I release it starts pissing again, the little balls on the inside ain't moving either when I move the connect up n down

[raindogxx]

I've run into that problem a couple of times. It's been caused by either switched gas and liquid posts or too large an o-ring on the post. Check your posts again, the gas post has a small ferrule at the bottom, the liquid post ferrule is larger. Looks like the gas post has a marker on it as well, that's helpful.



If the posts are correct sometimes the o-ring on the top of the post is a bit too large and makes it tough to seat the quick disconnect. Sometimes that happens when a new gasket kit is installed. You can try lubricating it with some petroleum jelly (should be food grade), some StarSan, etc. would probably work too.

If you really think the quick disconnect is to blame you can disassemble it. Here's a pic of how they are supposed to be put together. I haven't had one fail on me but they are poorly constructed.

[Gugs44]

Thanks Raindog, that's great info but I've done everything now, the thing is it's not the post because when I take the liquid disconnect off my other keg then there is no issues/leak, it seals perfects... And vice versa when I put the problem disconnect on the other keg same prob so it's def the disconnect, it just isn't clucking and staying sealed, I have disassembled it now as in diagram, removed the 4 little balls, lubed them up, put back together and still no joy...for such a simple little device I can't figure it out

Just gotta get a new one even though this is brand new, has to be the problem when the other one works perfectly fine and no leak, sick to death of cleaning up the fridge of stout, the leak is that bad when I try n fit it on

[Beerbuddha]

My advice would be to try your best to make a brew meet close to you if possible. So much to learn and the most important things that you dont think about are general chat at such meets.

[johnrm]

@Gugs44, How sturdy is you Glass shelf?
I am paranoid about glass shelves shattering - I use 2 lengths of finished 4 x 1 in place of the glass shelf.

[Gugs44]

It seems to be holding fine anyway Johnrm, I was a bit sceptical myself about the weight on it but seems fine, I had planned on doing what you've done if it does fail

Toughened glass can take a nice bit of abuse/weight before breaking, can't get any worse coz the kegs will only be getting lighter

[johnrm]

Just think, glass breaks when you're not about.
You open the door and CO2 bounces off the ground, cracking open the valve and flooding your shed with CO2, killing you, but the paramedics won't be able to dispense beer!

[auralabuse]

I'm a paramedic,  we carry o2, and I'm pretty sure I could use the non rebreather tubing to dispense. 

[johnrm]

 

[auralabuse]

Actually that poses an interesting question.  Nitrous oxide (laughing gas)  is used as an analgesic.  If it was soluble it would make for an interesting beer.  Just imagine a Homebrew group meet with everyone having a fit of the giggles