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Yes mate I did Vaseline the seals. This leak is from the swivel part of the tap not the washer itself so that seal is holding. It's the actual body of the tap which has appeared to fail.

No bottles unfortunately. It's 10 days into second fermentation. I primed originally with 120g sugar. This is what the kit stated however I've been told this is low if anything for a lager. The leaks started more or less as soon as the barrel was full. Pressure from priming would have...

Already contacted them so hopefully get a response soon. My fear is it will take at least another 3-4 days to get another tap and by then the brew should be done with its second fermentation. Why effect if any will changing the tap at this stage have? Cheers

Just to add I have about a week left of 2nd fermentation on my original schedule before needing to transfer to somewhere colder. I'm losing about 1/4 pint of brew a day via the leaky tap :( if you swivel the tap it leaks like a mofo' for a little while. I'm obviously worried about when it...

Hey guys, First brew is in the middle of second fermentation at the moment in its pressure barrel. This is my first brew hence first time using my gear. Everything is going ok but my barrel tap was leaking from the tap itself, pretty much straight away. I left it for a few days trying to...

Leave the top open and push it into the rubber grommet in the lid.

Hello guys, Thanks for the quick replies. When it says warm place it states 20-25deg c. My house is normally around 18deg c, hence putting it away in the cupboard. I have a pressure keg yes. It has the co2 attachment on the top (s30 valve?) with the 8gram gas bulbs. I dug out the packet...

Hey all, Started my first brew off last night. I got a "starter" kit for my birthday, which came with the following; brewing/fermentation bucket, with lid and air lock beer "kit" 2KG of brewing sugar hydrometer & trial jar 25L pressure keg with c02 injector cap and c02 bulbs. siphon kit...