should I reprime barrel?

[Wekslap]

I primed barrel
originally with 91grammes. Just cos that's all I had. But I lost pressure cos seal was twisted and I didn't realise till I tried a trial taste a week or so after barrelling. So half in panic and half organised I opened up lid reseated seal and put Vaseline on replaced lid and tightened carefully and gently this time. Oh, and injected a small bulb of co2. It now seems i think to be holding pressure but i think I lost the original pressure from priming sugar. It now pours nice, not gushing but nice. Has a head but beer itself I thought would have more sparkle or co2 in it. I'm not sure if what I've got is from the injector or the original priming. Should I reprime do you think or leave well alone?

Thanks
John

[adman1966]

I would reprime if the beer isn't carbonated enough for you.
After 1 week the original priming sugar will have been eaten by the yeast so there will be very little CO2 being produced now. If you leave it for a long time the beer will continue to condition and become more carbonated but this will take a long time.
Reprime the beer, reseal the barrel and by next weekend you could be enjoying your beer as you want it, but it will still improve further the longer you leave it.

[orlando]

Well this is one of those subjective things. How do you like your draught beer to be.?Every time you open the barrel you risk infection and oxygen getting in, if you like it rather sparkly you have no choice but to take the risk and hope there is enough yeast left to recondition the beer. Or, something I have found myself, you can pressurise the barrel until you just here the safety valve lose some air, but only if you have this device. I have found if you keep it topped up and get the brew to as cold a place as you can then the co2 can be absorbed.