rekegging after pressure loss?

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Astroboy

rekegging after pressure loss?

Post by Astroboy » Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:07 am

Hi all,

I'd gone to add a co2 bulb to my budget keg which is about 2/3 empty and the cap valve unscrewed somehow in the process and I lost all pressure :evil: I've taken off the cap, tightened the valve and given the beer a swirl to get some gas up to force out the O2 and put the cap back on. I then added some co2 again through the bulbs. I'm not really worried that the beer might be flat but it seems to be dispensing alright anyway. Should I be ok that the beer won't oxidise/be infected now?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Shane

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Re: rekegging after pressure loss?

Post by Ditch » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:38 am

Shane; I'm sure ye beer'll be fine, provided ye made it to drink, not as an ornament. Drink just a pint or two a week out of ye keg and ye looking at a higher chance of something going wrong, just because. Otherwise? Home brew is hardier than a good many people would like to give it credit for. " Infection " and sh!t is most decidedly rare and in the minority of episodes.

Some people really should chuck some Valium in their brews. Stop them worrying so much! :wink:

mickhew

Re: rekegging after pressure loss?

Post by mickhew » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:09 am

The CO2 will protect it from above, and the alcohol in the beer will preserve it, to a degree. If it's 2/3 empty you have about 12 pints in there. I'd finish that in a weekend easily, and get another brew on.

Astroboy

Re: rekegging after pressure loss?

Post by Astroboy » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:03 pm

Points taken - I'll up both the valium and the drinking so :mrgreen:

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