DavidCrisp
New Member
Ale brewing newbie looking for help with my minor homebrew emergency!
Just racked up my first ever homebrew into a pressure barrel for secondary fermentation and discovered a leak around the tap (my own fault. I thought the connection was tight enough and didn't lube it up!). It's only a small leak but it's enough.
For now, I've tipped the barrel onto its side so that the air bubble is by the tap to stop the leak. Trouble now is it's depressurised and I'm concerned that the beer will go off. I'm hoping to keep it in the barrel for about 4 weeks.
I've got a barrel cap with the ability to add co2, so could I just leave it on its side and gas it up when I want to crack it open? Failing that, given it's day 2 of conditioning, should I remove the tap, sterilise and lube it and replace it quickly? Or is this just asking for trouble letting air in?
Any advice? Help!
Just racked up my first ever homebrew into a pressure barrel for secondary fermentation and discovered a leak around the tap (my own fault. I thought the connection was tight enough and didn't lube it up!). It's only a small leak but it's enough.
For now, I've tipped the barrel onto its side so that the air bubble is by the tap to stop the leak. Trouble now is it's depressurised and I'm concerned that the beer will go off. I'm hoping to keep it in the barrel for about 4 weeks.
I've got a barrel cap with the ability to add co2, so could I just leave it on its side and gas it up when I want to crack it open? Failing that, given it's day 2 of conditioning, should I remove the tap, sterilise and lube it and replace it quickly? Or is this just asking for trouble letting air in?
Any advice? Help!
