leaking barrel tap!

[Dan_Beds]

Hi all, barreled my first brew of Wherry last night and have noticed my tap has developed a drip! Having got underneath it it would appear beer is being forced out of the outlet hole even though the tap is in a closed position!

Is there too much pressure in the barrel and has anyone got any suggestions as to what I could do?

Dan

 

[beerhunter]

hey up Dan, don't fully close the tap, sort of leave it at 3 o`clock if that makes sense.

 

[Dan_Beds]

Hi, the tap is at 3 o'clock position, the drips are being forced through the outlet hole as if it's between the two parts of the tap if that makes any sense??

 

[FatCol]

Can you take a photo and post it, as it might make it easier for us to offer advice?

Also, what type of pressure barrel is it? Is it a budget barrel, King Keg etc?

FatCol

 

[Dan_Beds]

It's a Youngs 5 gallon budget barrel primed with 85g of sugar and a CO2 valve cap. Will try and add a photo but having read around on a few forums it seems these taps are prone to leaking!

 

[Dan_Beds]

Pics of tap

 

[FatCol]

Yeah, that doesn't look promising Dan. Given that a new tap is only a few quid, I think I'd replace it with the standard budget tap assuming it's the same thread. Or you could spend a bit more and get one of the better taps, which apparently allow you to control the flow better giving less cases of a glass full of head. I use budget barrels with the supplied taps and have never had a tap leaking issue.

FatCol

 

[Dan_Beds]

Thanks FatCol. I think I'll keep an eye on it and see how much it's losing. I might just catch the drips and change the tap after I've drunk the contents!

If I re-barrel it should I re-prime?

 

[Dan_Beds]

Thanks FatCol. I think I'll keep an eye on it and see how much it's losing. I might just catch the drips and change the tap after I've drunk the contents!

If I re-barrel it should I re-prime?

 

[the_kitchen_brewer]

I've got the same problem! The advice I was given was to open the top of the barrel to let the pressure out, tighten it again, turn the barrel on its back with the tap pointing up, unscrew it and screw in the new tap, and re-prime the beer.

However, that sounded like a right faff, and the new tap I got (which looks the same as yours) has a cap (which my old one didn't) so I'm just using that to stop the beer leaking out and will leave changing the tap until I've drunk it!

 

[reddibaggie]

Guys, I've had 6 of these barrels and you can replace as many taps as you like, it's like flogging a dead horse. They are just not very good. Even when you stop the leak from the tap, they puff out like a beach ball and they seals blow off at the top when they shouldn't. Best to save the money put a bucket under the tap in the meantime and get a king keg or if you can find one, an old boots one, cause they are as good as king kegs.