Help - drip on my tap

[tartan wallet]

Help!

I've just barrelled my Coopers Stout today (a bottom tap Youngs 5 gallon pressure barrel) - all went well until I'd finished and settled the barrel in the garage when I noticed a very small drip coming from the outside O ring of the tap assembly. This is my first brew and I had smeared the pressure cap with vaseline but didn't think to do the same to the flippin' tap . I've tightened it as much as I can by hand and also smeared it with vaseline - it's definitely improved the situation but a small amount of my precious brew is intent on finding it's way out.

I've got another barrel - do you think I should simply decant it into there and be done with it? (Having this time tightened and vaselined the tap) I'm just a bit worried about too much disturbance to the brew in one day

Any advice?

cheers

Cam

[tartan wallet]

Hi Chris-X1

thanks for your tip - it worked! I managed to get another few turns using the tea towel and the drip's stopped. I've also taken off the vaseline I'd smeared on the joint and all is well!

Phew!

That's the benefit of having some experience about when you need it!

Chris - I'd normally offer to buy you a pint in gratitude but I'll raise a toast when I start on the brew in a few weeks - really grateful, thanks

Cam

[KevP]

Hi Chris-X1



Chris - I'd normally offer to buy you a pint in gratitude but

Cam

I guess the 'tartan wallet' is staying firmly shut in true Scottish tradition!!

[brysie]

kev? nooooo....

[craigjoneswales]

I had exactly the same problem with my youngs barrell

think it was the pressure release valve on the lid (have you injected co2) so i got it swapped out

turned out i had tightened the tap too much when trying to stop the leak and knackered the seal so swapped the barrell out too
(got it from wilko, they gave me a new beerkit and brewing sugar too cos i told em i had to tip the lot away)

[Operator]

I use PTFE tape on all the threads on my barrels and since doing that I've not had any leaks. I also use silicon spray instead of vasaline because oil based products perish the seals over time.