Scottyh
Member
Hi, I am a noob when it comes to kegging. Actually I started last year and have had nothing but problems as I have gone through about four CO2 tanks for four kegs mostly because of leaks. I am starting to get a little dejected over the whole thing. I have read a fair amount on the internet trying to get this right. Anyways here is my latest problem
I filled my corny keg 3 weeks ago with my latest brew and pressured it to 30psi after doing a few purges. I wanted to age it so I let it sit for 3 weeks at 70 degrees. Earlier this morning I dropped the temperature in my chest freezer down to 40 degrees (I have a Johnson Controls temperature controller) in anticipation of tapping after I forced carbed for a couple of days. Before I connected the CO2 I wanted to release the pressure so I pulled the pressure release valve. Beer sprayed everywhere. I tried to slowly pull the release valve hoping to "bleed" the excess pressure out. Beer/foam kept coming out of the pressure release valve. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. Did I not give the keg enough time to drop in temperature? Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom.