Horror story.

[batey1963]

Greetings everyone.

Just put a wherry in my pressure barrel the other day. All seemed to be going right until the second day of the secondary fermentation. when on going into the garage I noticed a slight beery smell. I put this down to a slight spillage when racking it. Horrors of horrors then ensued when I noticed a small drip coming from the tap seal. Not gushing out but a drip every 10 seconds or so. I flipped it onto its back, dried around the tap and smoothered the area with aquatic grade mastic, which was left over from a leeking fish tank. No more drips. Does the panel think I will be lucky and have they any horror stories along these lines. The keg came from my father in law and has not been used for a while. See if you can guess where it is going after this brew!

Coopers dark next, so no mistakes allowed!
Cheers,
Martin.

[lukeykookey]

Can you not tighten the tap up after this brew?

[tubthumper]

that stuf you used gives of a gas as it dries rather like acit acid( vinigar smell) cant rember what its called though and so long as none got into the beer you will be ok
if the keg is palstic why not make the seal more permenat witha soldering iron and quick passes
and fleabay is my guesse where it goes next
with the disclamer that I havent tested this

[batey1963]

Not going to. This is my first brew and this has scared me half to death. No confidence in this vessel and its a new one for me. I would be out in the garage all night staring at it.
Cheers,
Martin.

[Ditch]

Martin; It's my guess that the black, rubber washer's perished. Now, as ye not in Leitrim and so can't generously donate it to me ( ) I'd suggest ye just go right ahead and sling it. A man has to have confidence in his tools. This is why I'd rather go without than use 'Iffy' kit.

Had ye not been messing with it? I'd have said to put it aside till ye have a better idea about things, then try sorting that washer out. As it is? Buy a new one. Keep the receipt. Gas it up with water in it before ye commit five gallons of ye heart to it. Make great beer. Get slaughtered on it. Become one of us

[At. Ailbhe's Brewery]

Does anyone here have a keg that doesn't leak?

[scottmoss]

All 3 of mine don't leak!

[charlie]

Does anyone here have a keg that doesn't leak?

none of mine leak.
If you'd asked me if they hold pressure that would be different.

[Trunky]

[At. Ailbhe's Brewery]

I do mine in bottles, and all I ever seem to read about here are keg horror stories;

"The seal perished"
"There was a leak and now the keg's half empty!"
"I primed the bejaysus out of it and it's still flat"
"I pumped gas in by the new time and it's doing nothing"

[Ditch]

Does anyone here have a keg that doesn't leak?

Nine of the buggers, at the last count. All bog standard, white, 'Budget Barrels'. I just don't have any problems with them.

[Naich]

Does anyone here have a keg that doesn't leak?

Mine leaked slightly until I smothered it's rim with Vaseline. It also leaked once when the gas inlet valve got displaced when I squirted some CO2 in.

[dunc]

All four of mine are fine. There's a definite knack to judging how tight to put the cap on and how much vaseline to use (hand tight with a slight nip, and loads slathered on the barrel thread and cap thread but nowt on the washer appears to work well - last four batches all kept great pressure) but now I much prefer em for ales. Washing all those bottles is too much like hard work.

[Ditch]

Washing all those bottles is too much like hard work.

Dunc; I'm such a lazy bastard, I even get pissed about having to wash, bleach and rinse a keg or two. Honestly; If I had to use bottles? I seriously don't know if I could do this

[Deneeve]

Touch wood, none of mine (2) have leaked. Budget wilko's and vaseline works