leak in cap of king keg

[wthrelfall]

Hi.
Yesterday I started my second brew using my king keg (muntons pale ale). I am using the same method I used first time - adding the 2 cans from the kit to the pressure keg and leaving it for a few weeks. Today I noticed that the cap was wheezing and some liquid and froth had seeped out. I thought maybe the pressure relief ring was faulty so i poked it and indeed it began releasing pressure. I also realised that I never put vaseline onto the seal (as per instructions) of the cap and wondered if this might be partly to blame, so I let all the pressure out so I could unscrew the cap and apply vaseline. On doing this I was amazed at the amount of foam which kept coming out of the valve, and when i had fully removed the cap it kept coming like some creature from a B movie!

A couple of questions:

is this amount of foam normal? might this be a sign of too high a fermentation temp? no, i don't have a thermometer. yes, i'm away out to get one..

Do you think the leaky cap is purely a seal issue or might the pressure be too high due to excessive foam, ie - are excess foam and high pressure linked?

Will my fermentation be ruined now that I have taken the cap off and released foam/pressure and introduced air?

thanks in advance for any help!
w.

[ChrisG]

I have a leaking seal on one of my old Boots barrels. Think its down to the seal perishing. Got a new one but now lid is stuck!

Good news though the beer is still ok to drink.

Sorry this probably doesn't help much.

[Prozac]

I've just bought a KKTT and can't see a pressure release/relief valve anywhere...... I've not used the keg yet but have concerns re: sealing it.

[Stonechat]

I've just bought a KKTT and can't see a pressure release/relief valve anywhere...... I've not used the keg yet but have concerns re: sealing it.

The hole of the exit/pressure relief valve is under the brown valve rubber that is beneath the screw threads on the S30.

The inlet valve hole is on the inside of the keg covered by a smaller piece of valve rubber in black.

Hope this helps

[Prozac]

Cheers!!!

[Curious Brew]

Hi.
Yesterday I started my second brew using my king keg (muntons pale ale). I am using the same method I used first time - adding the 2 cans from the kit to the pressure keg and leaving it for a few weeks.

So you're brewing IN the King Keg with the lid screwed on?

[Prozac]

That's how I read it, and I'm too inexperienced to know if this is a common method.

[Damfoose]

Hi Prozac good to have you here ... But may I point out that using a fermenter would be a better way of brewing your beer then transferring it to your King Keg for storage / dispensing rather than actually brewing your beer in the keg itself.

The fermenter is about £10 ish depending on where you get it from which in turn will save you from possibly damaging the kegs lid which could cost about the same to replace.

Fermenter's are usually able to hold almost 30 litres but only fill to the specified level usually 23 ish litres. Bung a bubbler in the top your good to go its also much easier to clean a fermenter than your keg as well. You can also start a new brew when you feel its time to get another started and fill the keg when its empty and cleaned out, You just need to balance drinking with brewing for that

[Prozac]

Thanks for the welcome Damfoose...... I do use a FV ..... It's wthrelfall fermenting in the KK

[maxashton]

Youngs Brew Buddy uses this method, and are for sale in any youngs supplied brew shop.

I disapprove.

[oxford brewer]

My mate got a microbrewery kit(with a KKTT and a Woodfordes Wherry kit) from his LHBS and the instructions say to pour the 2 x tins of wort into the keg,pour in the boiling water addition,place the lid on and swirl the keg about to mix up the wort and water,top up to the required level with cold water,pitch the dried yeast,put on the lid and shake it about for a few minutes,let it ferment for 7 days then transfer somewhere cooler for another 3 weeks the you can start drinking it .
In all fairness he is now on his 3rd kit and is happy He has been given directions to this site so hopefully his technique will soon be improved.
I cant believe HBS advise brewing this way and still expect business to be good