is this dangerous

[Just-Brew-it]

so about 5, 6 months back i bought 2 youngs pressure kegs, i've had about 4, brews through them all haven't carbonated or not carbonated up to scratch.
firstly i was using the caps they came with that just had a bleed nose on it and was for second fermentation methods, i found that the c02 would just leak out and the beer wouldn't carbonate sooooo i bought the c02 injector caps for them and the problem with these is they don't hold the pressure in them enough, i've left them for 2 months and the beer comes out with a head but it not really properly carbonated. (yes i vaselined the seals)

my next plan is to get the original caps, seal them off completely so there is no bleed nose, prime them for however long nessisery, then when ready take the sealed cap off and put on the c02 injector cap purely for pushing the beer out the keg.
my only worry is without the bleed nose will the keg explode/leak.
i know everyone going to say those youngs kegs are **** go and buy whatever, your right but i spent 40 quid on these bloody things and i want to try and at least try and get them to work.
anyway do you think this is a bad idea?

 

[timbim]

Frankly yes. Sealing any vessel which will contain pressure is a big no if you don't know what the maximum pressure is, how much pressure the vessel can stand, and that were it to fail, that it will fail predictably and safely.

Saying that, it will probably be fine to start with, but as you drain it the pressure will drop. You need a re-gassing mechanism.

 

[Easy Peasie]

Kegging beer into pressure vessels will produce draught beer which as you say gives a head but does not carbonate your beer very highly. If you want carbonated beer it would be better to bottle.

 

[Stone Cold]

flat with a good head....sounds perfect to me

 

[micmacmoc]

Yeah, get some bottles, no hardship there! A crown capper is cheap, crown caps too. You'll get 'fizzy' beer if thats what you're after. You can vary this with different priming levels. Make something you like without fizz for your kegs, a strong pale ale? I find lower alcohol beers need fizz more than the strong, tasty, ones.

 

[Just-Brew-it]

i've been brewing that edme's stout, it's tasted really nice (done it twice now) but i want it to come out more like guiness where you can see a waterfall of bubbles rise in it

 

[evanvine]

Any pressure vessel MUST have a Pressure Release Valve PRV!

 

[robsan77]

After some of the horror stories I've heard involving gas and failing containers, I wouldnt risk it at all.