leaking tap

[BLACKPAINT]

Emergency! I have 40pints of ale in a pressure barrel. It's been sitting there quietly for 6weeks but last night it started dripping through the dodgy tap that I'd thought I had mended. I have another barrel on stand by and a few bottles, question is; before transfering will I have to add more sugar to avoid flat beer?

 

[Mark1964]

Dont think you will need to add more sugar but you might disturb the sediment at the bottom of the barrel. Does your barrel have a c02 valve in the lid?

 

[BLACKPAINT]

Yes the barrel's got a valve but I haven't gassed it up yet (I normally use the natural pressure/gas for the first few pints before affixing the cylinder. The tap is at the bottom but I'm pretty sure I can get some height and gravity feed it into the new barrel without too much disturbance.
P.S. thanks also for the quick reply,
cheers
BP

 

[Wendy1971]

If you are going to transfer it to another barrel do it through a peice of pipe as that way it wont get oxygen in the beer :thumb:

 

[BLACKPAINT]

Brilliant! thanks to all. Re-barrelled with very little disturbance and used the tube as recommended. All looking good, old tap getting tossed in the bin.

 

[Wendy1971]

sometimes it pays to put double rubber washers on them :thumb: