I've got a reconditioned corny from the Home Brew Company. Came pressurised. I washed, sanatised it and put a brew into it (a hoppy pale) and all was fine and dandy. Carbed up fine over a couple of weeks and was holding 10psi to the end of the keg. I was seriously excited by the whole experience.
Washed, sanitised, and put another brew into it - Kentucky Common. Pressurised up to 15psi, half a day later was down to 2 - 3 psi. Thought nothing of this, so repeated, again was down to a few PSI. Basically, a week later, topping it up every frigging day to 15 PSI, sometimes twice, it always drops to 8-9 PSI. Its at a steady 5 degrees C. I really cant believe the beer is still absorbing CO2 - can it be? Poured a pint tonight (at 15 psi!) and its pretty flaccid and didn't seem to come out of the tap any more enthusiastically than the previous brew. Yes, it has CO2 dissolved in it but its not like the previous brew.
So, the only thing I can think of is that the lid seal is leaking slightly? I have sprayed strong washing up liquid solution all over the lid edge and the gas / liquid posts but I can't see any leaks / bubbles.
I'm thinking of depressurising it, smearing the keg seal with Vaseline and trying again. Is Vaseline OK to use, or will it attack the seal ~ I know it kills condoms, so am I better using KY jelly? No sniggering at the back!
I'm a little fed up to be honest. Moved away from King Kegs so I didn't have to deal with this sort of **** constantly , but I'm trying to stay positive and keep telling myself once I've cracked it it will be fine ~ so any confidence boosting suggestions would also be really welcome!
Washed, sanitised, and put another brew into it - Kentucky Common. Pressurised up to 15psi, half a day later was down to 2 - 3 psi. Thought nothing of this, so repeated, again was down to a few PSI. Basically, a week later, topping it up every frigging day to 15 PSI, sometimes twice, it always drops to 8-9 PSI. Its at a steady 5 degrees C. I really cant believe the beer is still absorbing CO2 - can it be? Poured a pint tonight (at 15 psi!) and its pretty flaccid and didn't seem to come out of the tap any more enthusiastically than the previous brew. Yes, it has CO2 dissolved in it but its not like the previous brew.
So, the only thing I can think of is that the lid seal is leaking slightly? I have sprayed strong washing up liquid solution all over the lid edge and the gas / liquid posts but I can't see any leaks / bubbles.
I'm thinking of depressurising it, smearing the keg seal with Vaseline and trying again. Is Vaseline OK to use, or will it attack the seal ~ I know it kills condoms, so am I better using KY jelly? No sniggering at the back!
I'm a little fed up to be honest. Moved away from King Kegs so I didn't have to deal with this sort of **** constantly , but I'm trying to stay positive and keep telling myself once I've cracked it it will be fine ~ so any confidence boosting suggestions would also be really welcome!
