2nd fermentation. NEED HELP.

[andyspet]

put nearly 200grms of brewing sugar into my plastic pressurised keg,been 5 days now im doing coopers english bitter just poured a little into a glass, and pretty flat, tastes al right for this length of time, and im about to put it in a cold area for a couple of weeks, will this be alright or should i put into bottles with some more sugar, can any one help. if you can i would be very grateful.


: andy :

 

[RobWalker]

hello! if it hasn't pressurized, it's one of two things -

1) not at the right temperature. i leave mine where i fermented it ususally and it's pretty pressurized in a day.

or

2) you have a slow leak from somewhere. if you think that's the case, and it'd likely to be from your O Rings, then buy some spares from the LHBS and open your keg, change whatever might be causing the problem, reprime and seal.

however if it's pouring fast and there's plenty of pressure, you just need to bung it in the cold for a bit to absorb the co2 into the beer.

 

[wilsoa1111]

i reckon its the seal at the top (usually is) due to evertightening, pop seal off, heat under boiling water (from kettle) once reformed to nice shape lube with vaseline and carefully reseat, reprime and shut the lid-sometimes is less than hand tight

 

[andyspet]

i reckon its the seal at the top (usually is) due to evertightening, pop seal off, heat under boiling water (from kettle) once reformed to nice shape lube with vaseline and carefully reseat, reprime and shut the lid-sometimes is less than hand tight

do you mean the top you screw on the top of the keg or the valve, sorry but i hav,nt used the keg much, very new to this

cheers.

 

[bobsbeer]

I would agree it is the whole lid rather than the valve. Check the keg threads and rim to make sure there is no flashing. As stated warm and re sterilise the cap and then re prime and smear petroleum jelly on the o ring and threads before you tighten it up.

 

[andyspet]

I would agree it is the whole lid rather than the valve. Check the keg threads and rim to make sure there is no flashing. As stated warm and re sterilise the cap and then re prime and smear petroleum jelly on the o ring and threads before you tighten it up.

thank you ill give it a whirl :drink: :

 

[andyspet]

hello! if it hasn't pressurized, it's one of two things -

1) not at the right temperature. i leave mine where i fermented it ususally and it's pretty pressurized in a day.

or

2) you have a slow leak from somewhere. if you think that's the case, and it'd likely to be from your O Rings, then buy some spares from the LHBS and open your keg, change whatever might be causing the problem, reprime and seal.

however if it's pouring fast and there's plenty of pressure, you just need to bung it in the cold for a bit to absorb the co2 into the beer.

cheers for help :drink: :

 

[eggman]

+1 To all the advice above.
200g is way too much for priming a plastic barrel! If it's a youngs budget keg 85g is the max and for king kegs it's about 120g. Once you've got it sealed up properly keep a close eye on it for a couple of days and if it starts to bulge release some pressure by pouring some beer or by tweaking the rubber band on the gas relief valve
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[andyspet]

+1 To all the advice above.
200g is way too much for priming a plastic barrel! If it's a youngs budget keg 85g is the max and for king kegs it's about 120g. Once you've got it sealed up properly keep a close eye on it for a couple of days and if it starts to bulge release some pressure by pouring some beer or by tweaking the rubber band on the gas relief valve
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thank you andy :drink: :