Discuss making up beer kits - the simplest way to brew.
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marky66
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by marky66 » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:20 pm
I recently started brewing again after a long break . Anyway have kegged my second kit , Woodefordes Admirals Reserve, in a king keg top tap barrel. After 1 week in warm and 4 in cool I tried to get beer but when I turned the tap nothing happened , seems to be no pressure even though I primed with 80g of beer enhancer. Any suggestions
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marky66
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by marky66 » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:33 pm
final gravity reading was 1018 for 2 days , seemed to be constant and stable
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marky66
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by marky66 » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:43 pm
Thanks for help and advice , I think I will take your advice about the CO2 injection ,this is my first time using KK top tap and I think I just need more practise
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razzrockbolt
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by razzrockbolt » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:01 pm
Just to cover all your bases, check that you have the S30 valve done up tight. I lost pressure in one of my KK's through leakage between the valve and the lid.
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TC2642
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by TC2642 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:13 pm
Use Vaseline on the O ring aswell, that'll help stop gas leaking out!
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PMH0810
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by PMH0810 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:24 pm
Vaseline on your ring....
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Buzz
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by Buzz » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:34 pm
PMH0810 wrote:Vaseline on your ring....
Steady lads we'll have some more dodgy ads appearing
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eddnix
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by eddnix » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:38 pm
Just to cover all your bases, check that you have the S30 valve done up tight. I lost pressure in one of my KK's through leakage between the valve and the lid.
Best bet is to try the above, I recently purchased 3 KK's and two of them needed the s30 valves tightening up when I found I had the same problem as you.
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by TC2642 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:00 pm
PMH0810 wrote:Vaseline on your ring....
You gotta rub it in real goooood....
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Maturing - Lenin's Revenge RIS
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scott6
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by scott6 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:54 pm
About 6 months ago I bought a 2nd King Keg and noticed it was leaking gas from where the tap is connected to the barrel. I unscrewed the tap and noticed that where the actual hole in the barrel is, the edges were very rough and slightly chipped as opposed to being smooth - hence the small gas leak. Took back to my local home brew shop and they stated that they were part of a faulty batch and that they had had quite a few returned with exactly same fault.
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RK
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by RK » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:15 pm
I kegged a porter kit on saturday night in to a top tap KK, checked on it sunday morning to find i hadn't closed the tap fully and a ferocious second fermentation had forced virtually all the beer out resulting in one destroyed carpet.
On the bright side, i work in a carpet shop...
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marky66
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by marky66 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:18 pm
Thank you to everyone for thier hints and tips on this problem, particularly the hints involving vaseline. Im pretty sure I can now rescue the situation thanks to all your help . In the meantime I,ve just put a Muntons Midas Touch in the fermenter, any thoughts on this particular kit
