Leaking barrel but will it spoil my brew?

[ChrisG]

Just brewed John Bull IPA again as its my favorite and syphoned into an old Boots barrel.

Seems its leaking from the top seal, not sure how this has happened as its not cracked, but will this spoil the beer?

My other Boots barrel is the best I have, beating my Humertonbard one hands down as it keeps pressure easily.

Think I should see about getting a new lid?

[ChrisG]

so I cant just keep topping up with Co2?

[ChrisG]

Its only leaking at the top so no beer is leaking out.

I found that with my other barrel the brew was fine even with no pressure. I only added the CO2 when needing to draw the beer off.

Lets see what happens!