Hi,
On my last few batches, I've started paying more attention to topping off my kettle and/or fermenter to right at 5.5 gallons (my recipes are scaled to that volume), so I end up very close to five gallons when I fill my kegs. In the past I tended to be more in the 4.5-4.75 gallon range.
The last keg I filled has a longer gas dip-tube than most of my others, and it must have extended into the beer. I have a spare 5 lb CO2 tank, so I start carbonating my kegs as soon as I fill them since it may be several days before they make it into my keezer.
I noticed a little beer spray when I attached the gas line in the keezer, but didn't think much about it. I used this keg for a party over the weekend, and moved it to my kegerator. When I pulled the gas line, it again sprayed a little beer.
My gas lines go into a 3-way manifold, and one of the other kegs on the manifold is having foam issues. After I removed my keg, I started checking regulator pressure on the line, since the only keg on it was the foamy one. I wanted to drop the regulator to zero psi and reset it, so I turned off all three lines, but it still showed pressure.
I figured there was still CO2 in the gas lines, so I depressed the plunger on my disconnects. When I did it on the line that had been on the keg I removed, it sprayed a little beer out, so I know I've got beer in at least that gas line.
I have a 10 lb CO2 tank with a dual regulator. The tank sits on a shelf, just off the floor, outside my keezer. Each line from the regulator runs 12-15 feet, into the keezer to a 3-way manifold, with 3-foot lines going to quick disconnects.
I'm hoping the beer has not made it any further than into the 3-foot line. Does anyone have any ideas on how to check that? I was thinking maybe using a q-tip, dipped in alcohol, to swab each end to see what I might find. If the end near the manifold appears to be clean, I would either run line cleaner and sanitizer through the line or just replace it. If it appears to have made it to the manifold, I'm considering flushing the entire line (from regulator to all three disconnects) with line cleaner and sanitizer.
I also plan to shorten the dip-tube once the keg is empty, and check the length on my others.
I'd appreciate your input on this on what you think I should do. Thanks for your help!
On my last few batches, I've started paying more attention to topping off my kettle and/or fermenter to right at 5.5 gallons (my recipes are scaled to that volume), so I end up very close to five gallons when I fill my kegs. In the past I tended to be more in the 4.5-4.75 gallon range.
The last keg I filled has a longer gas dip-tube than most of my others, and it must have extended into the beer. I have a spare 5 lb CO2 tank, so I start carbonating my kegs as soon as I fill them since it may be several days before they make it into my keezer.
I noticed a little beer spray when I attached the gas line in the keezer, but didn't think much about it. I used this keg for a party over the weekend, and moved it to my kegerator. When I pulled the gas line, it again sprayed a little beer.
My gas lines go into a 3-way manifold, and one of the other kegs on the manifold is having foam issues. After I removed my keg, I started checking regulator pressure on the line, since the only keg on it was the foamy one. I wanted to drop the regulator to zero psi and reset it, so I turned off all three lines, but it still showed pressure.
I figured there was still CO2 in the gas lines, so I depressed the plunger on my disconnects. When I did it on the line that had been on the keg I removed, it sprayed a little beer out, so I know I've got beer in at least that gas line.
I have a 10 lb CO2 tank with a dual regulator. The tank sits on a shelf, just off the floor, outside my keezer. Each line from the regulator runs 12-15 feet, into the keezer to a 3-way manifold, with 3-foot lines going to quick disconnects.
I'm hoping the beer has not made it any further than into the 3-foot line. Does anyone have any ideas on how to check that? I was thinking maybe using a q-tip, dipped in alcohol, to swab each end to see what I might find. If the end near the manifold appears to be clean, I would either run line cleaner and sanitizer through the line or just replace it. If it appears to have made it to the manifold, I'm considering flushing the entire line (from regulator to all three disconnects) with line cleaner and sanitizer.
I also plan to shorten the dip-tube once the keg is empty, and check the length on my others.
I'd appreciate your input on this on what you think I should do. Thanks for your help!