I bought kegging stuff refill sodastream CO2 tanks and eventually get back into home brewing. So far it has been a complete failure and I am hoping someone can help.
My first shot at force carbonating my torpedo keg went poorly. I chilled the full keg minus head space in the fridge for two days. Then I hooked up the CO2 with regulator and ball lock to the keg. I force carbonated for 30 minutes shaking regularly at 40psi and then dropped back to 20 PSI and let it sit overnight to absorb. I came back and it was completely flat in the morning and the tank was empty. I do not know what happened. I did not use any keg lube on the lid. I found a leak on the CO2 line from the regulator to the ball lock later on. I had a picnic tap connected with a ball lock going out, should I have left that disconnected when not in use? Any ideas would be helpful
My first shot at force carbonating my torpedo keg went poorly. I chilled the full keg minus head space in the fridge for two days. Then I hooked up the CO2 with regulator and ball lock to the keg. I force carbonated for 30 minutes shaking regularly at 40psi and then dropped back to 20 PSI and let it sit overnight to absorb. I came back and it was completely flat in the morning and the tank was empty. I do not know what happened. I did not use any keg lube on the lid. I found a leak on the CO2 line from the regulator to the ball lock later on. I had a picnic tap connected with a ball lock going out, should I have left that disconnected when not in use? Any ideas would be helpful
Kyle