Beer gone flat in the barrel

[R-9]

Hiya

My beer (wherry kit) has gone flat in the KingKeg after about 3 weeks. It only got better up til now and every pint I poured tasted more well rounded.

I hadn't had a pint of it for a few days and today I've poured one and it has zero head or life.
Would a Co2 canister improve it do you think? It tastes OK but I would say not as good as a week ago...

thanks!

 

[bobsbeer]

If you haven't been adding co2 no wonder it's gone flat. You need to add co2 to take the space of the beer you are drinking. If you have a valve on the lid add some. That will get your head back.

 

[R-9]

Excellent thanks for answering that. I ddn't know I was meant to do that.

Quick question, I think it's an S30 valve does that mean I only need to buy something like this and it will just screw in?

cheers

 

[Pearlfisher]

Yes a 1 second burst with that should cure it.

 

[fbsf]

Make sure it's an S30 and not a sparklet valve. The s30 doesn't have a little pin sticking out from the centre of the valve, whereas the sparklet valve does, so it can pierce the seal on the sparklet.

 

[BIGJIM72]

I tend to give my KKs a 1 second blast of CO2 after filling-this helps me to check the keg is sealed & make sure the float & tap are working properly.It also purges the air from the float line & lets me check the pressure relief valve is seated right.I also check again a couple of hours later to make sure the barrel is holding pressure.

 

[R-9]

cheers for replies. Is there a chance it is getting oxidated (oxidised?) in the mean time? I don't have a LHBS nearby so will have to order online which will take a few days...

:wha:

 

[fbsf]

There shouldn't be, as long as there hasn't been any air bubbling back through the tap. I probably wouldn't draw any more out in the meantime though...