Ajhutch
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I'd be grateful for the advice of regular barrel users. I don't use mine all that much and most recently it seemed to have developed a leak. It had had a bitter in it for several months before I started drinking it. This may have been too long albeit the first few pints that came off seemed reasonably carbonated, allowing for the fact I hadn't primed it to be very carbonated (sadly I can't remember the exact priming rate). After a few pints in quick succession it was slowing so I used a bulb of CO2. When screwing it in, gas and a bit of beer spray came out of the base of the cartridge thread where it attaches to the cap itself. It was very definitely at the base of the thread and not from the thread itself (like if I hadn't been screwing it on quickly enough). I've drawn a crude arrow on a picture to try and illustrate what I'm talking about.
I'm trying to establish if my cap has a leak or if this is normal.
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I'm trying to establish if my cap has a leak or if this is normal.
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