keg leaking from tap

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mrtboy64

keg leaking from tap

Post by mrtboy64 » Mon May 12, 2008 4:02 pm

hi all can anyone help ive just syphend my coopers lager into my pressure barrel and its leaking slightly from the bottom tap its been 24 hours and just noticed it ive added the priming sugars aswel i just want to ask will it be alright to syphon it off into my other pressure barrel and will it still prime
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JohnJeye

Post by JohnJeye » Mon May 12, 2008 4:23 pm

2 things to check out for if its doing this. How long has it been in there for ?

1) The brew might not have finished fermenting fully and a build up of pressure might be causing it to leak. The valve in the cap should release to much pressure but you can unscrew the lid slightly for a very short amount of time to vent some pressure. I have had a faulty valve before in a lid.

2) Is the tap tight enough? You could screw it in further and see how it goes.
Last edited by JohnJeye on Mon May 12, 2008 4:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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ColinKeb

Post by ColinKeb » Mon May 12, 2008 4:23 pm

I presume its a budget barrel ? the taps do leak but can be replaced with a drum tap which fits much better. In the meantime though I think you can carefully move it to the other barrel but you are best off purging the air out of it with a shot of Co2 once youve moved it. if its got a pressure release valve it will blow the air out leaving the Co2 to protect your beer, if not shoot some Co2 in then release the top cap very slowly until a bit of gas escapes. it should still prime as its only been 24hrs and the Co2 will help. or do as John suggests first and try tightening the tap :D
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mrtboy64

thanx

Post by mrtboy64 » Mon May 12, 2008 4:27 pm

ok thanx il put some co2 in
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Iank

Post by Iank » Mon May 12, 2008 7:14 pm

You might be lucky and find the leak stops. My budget barrel tap leaked a bit but after a couple of days it stopped. I assumed this was because the beer got sticky enough and sealed itself up.
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Post by Ditch » Tue May 13, 2008 12:26 am

ColinKeb wrote:I presume its a budget barrel ? the taps do leak but can be replaced with a drum tap which fits much better.

Caught my attention. Are ye basicaly saying whip out the side lever type taps and replace with the top screw types?

I'm asking this off the cuff. I haven't yet shot off to check what either type's called or how they fit. Just something I'd like to log for future referance :)

Thanks.
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