beer went flat

[tasteofgrape]

I'm new at kegging , Saturday I filled a growler and OMG the beer was perfect.. again on Sunday-PERFECT
(had put 20lbs of CO2 from the bottom on several times for about 5 days)
went to get some beer today (Tuesday) and beer is almost flat

What do I need to do when I finish filling a growler to keep my beer perfect and can I fix my flat beer.

TIA
Teressa

 

[chickypad]

Are you saying the beer in the keg is flat? What do you mean by "had put 20lbs of CO2 from the bottom on several times for about 5 days". To carbonate the beer you need to put it at pressure and leave it there, using this chart to determine pressure to use at a given temp. If you're using 20psi you won't want to leave it there too long or it will become overcarbed.

If this post is about a growler going flat after you've opened it and started drinking it, that's just par for the course. Without a source of CO2 replacing what is lost it's going to go flat once you open it, like a 2L bottle of soda.

 

[Subdivisions]

+1. If you're talking about the growler being flat then drink faster.

Filling a growler off the tap is nice if you want to take it somewhere but you're missing the point of kegging if you're filling growlers then pouring it into a glass