I have a 10 gallon batch that I put into 2 (new to me) used kegs. Prior to putting beer into the kegs, cleaned, replaced and lubed every o-ring. Did a pressure test for 48 hours. Both held that pressure and did not have any soap bubbles during the test.
Since I had a keg in the fridge, I charged/ burped the kegs with 12 psi and was going to condition them for a couple of weeks checking on their pressure every day and refill them as needed, until there was going to room in the fridge (I have only one co2 tank) .
Keg #1 held pressure overnight but Keg #2 lost 5-6 psi. Refilled the drained #2 and checked with soap bubbles - no leak. By the evening it lost 5psi. Replaced the firestone poppets with universals and put a couple pennies under the lids legs. Soap test negative. Recharged with gas.
Next morning, still lost pressure(about 5-6 psi) while keg #1 over the same period maybe lost 1-2psi.
This time replaced lid and o-ring from another keg and found some new firestone poppets. Charged it again, no soap bubbles. Again the keg lost 4psi over an 6 hour period.
Im at my wits end. I have no idea where this keg could be leaking from. Suggestions?
Update 10/26: LLBeanJ was correct, what I thought was a leak was the beer absorbing the CO2. The co2 pressure has stabilized has not moved for 2 days. Why one keg absorbed more CO2 faster? In not sure, perhaps there was more beer in one vessel than the other.... Thanks!
Since I had a keg in the fridge, I charged/ burped the kegs with 12 psi and was going to condition them for a couple of weeks checking on their pressure every day and refill them as needed, until there was going to room in the fridge (I have only one co2 tank) .
Keg #1 held pressure overnight but Keg #2 lost 5-6 psi. Refilled the drained #2 and checked with soap bubbles - no leak. By the evening it lost 5psi. Replaced the firestone poppets with universals and put a couple pennies under the lids legs. Soap test negative. Recharged with gas.
Next morning, still lost pressure(about 5-6 psi) while keg #1 over the same period maybe lost 1-2psi.
This time replaced lid and o-ring from another keg and found some new firestone poppets. Charged it again, no soap bubbles. Again the keg lost 4psi over an 6 hour period.
Im at my wits end. I have no idea where this keg could be leaking from. Suggestions?
Update 10/26: LLBeanJ was correct, what I thought was a leak was the beer absorbing the CO2. The co2 pressure has stabilized has not moved for 2 days. Why one keg absorbed more CO2 faster? In not sure, perhaps there was more beer in one vessel than the other.... Thanks!
