Gone and bought me a Corny....

[adm]

Aaaahhh.......you've got one of them ones with an S30 adaptor!

What is your plan for gassing this long term - are you going to use pub bottles and use the gas-in corny post, or stick with the S30? If you plan to go to pub gas, then you might want to get a replacement lid without the S30 - one less area to leak.

However - that probably doesn't help you now..... for the S30 valve, I'd imagine all you can do is unscrew it, check it's all clean and that any o-rings or washers that go between it and the corny lid are smooth, then just put it back together and tighten it right up. I don't have any lids like that so don't know how they fit the adaptors for the lid - but i would imagine there are rubber washers involved somewhere.

[Wobbler]

Just a thought, have you got the rubber washer for the S30 valve on the outside or inside? If it's on the inside, the gas will leak up through the threads.

[inthedark]

Does having an s30 valve in the lid limit the pressure you can use on the corni? Is this a problem?

[Prozac]

Does having an s30 valve in the lid limit the pressure you can use on the corni? Is this a problem?

I thought this may be the issue too. what I could do with is a screw-on S30 cap.......

[Damfoose]

TBH I would save up for a new lid gas regulator and gas bottle it will be much cheeper in the long run mate. Reason is you will get 2 maybe 3 cornies out of a HB bottle especially if you end up force carbonating your brews.

[Prozac]

Well it worked well over the week.... very pleased. still think I have a slight leak, though this could be the S30.....

Emptied rinsed and flushed with sterlizer.... is it ok to leave the sterilizer in the Corny until next use? It's SS so I can't see it damaging it.

[Aleman]

If its a chlorine based sanitiser then you shouldn't really . . . I do and have never had a problem . . . but my cornii only cost me between 5 and 10 quid each so loosing one would not be a major issue. Iodophor type sanitiser should be fine

[Prozac]

VWP?

[Damfoose]

VWp is chlorine based as well mate it will eat through your corney given time, Use viadene you can get it from a local chemist for a few pounds dilute it to 1.25ml per litre after you have cleaned the keg give it a spray turn it upside down and let it dry out properly otherwise the dreaded rust could set in.

[Prozac]

I've rinsed the VWP out and need to invert the Corny to allow it to dry...... as it's SS how does it rust? just on the welds?

[Damfoose]

If SS is not allowed free air to pass over it, It can have a tendancy to rust dont forget the name stainless steel their for not rust proof but if you clean your corney and let it dry properly it wont rust, Aleman has a better explination about this than I do but its good to keep cornies clean and dry.
In saying that I just ordered 2x9 litre cornies from norm to go with the 3 18 litre ones I already have. Wife has promised me 2 more 18 litre ones for christmas ( result ) so I should be able to start thinking of getting rid of the cheep plastic kegs soon.

[Phil_L]

Where does one aquire cornies, these days?

[crow_flies]

Norm sells em on ebay - i should now I just bought two from him with regulator, pipes, bottle and moveable tap! yay cornies here I come!!

/CF