Rocker1986
Well-Known Member
Hi guys,
I have a question, which I think I've probably already answered myself but thought I'd get some other opinions.
So, I poured a glass of my IPA earlier, which has been in the keg for a number of weeks now. Last glass from it I had on Saturday I think, and it was pretty well carbonated. Tonight though, it had lost some carbonation. It wasn't flat, but it wasn't as fizzy, and also there wasn't much foaming initially on the pour, which rarely happens in this weather with properly carbed beer. Nothing has been disconnected or moved or anything inside or outside the fridge.
I have a Micromatic regulator; on it, the low pressure gauge is still sitting at serving pressure, and the high pressure gauge that measures the gas bottle itself, is sitting in the “Gas End” range on the dial. It hasn't completely reached the bottom but it is in the red zone on the gauge.
The confusing part is, I have a fresh keg of red ale in there that is nowhere near where the carb level it should be by now, but a soda water keg which appears to have held its carbonation. I also took the disconnect off the spare line and turned its valve on momentarily and gas came rushing out the line. So basically I don't know if the bottle is empty or something is wrong with the keg lid seals or what. Never had these problems with kegs losing carbonation before I switched to a manifold and had a leak which drained about half of the bottle unfortunately. Said leak has been fixed now, though, so I'm tempted to replace the bottle anyway since it's just about done, and see if that is what the issue is.
Any ideas? :unsure: It's my first gas bottle so I'm not entirely sure of the indicators of an empty bottle aside from no pressure in it or whatever.
I have a question, which I think I've probably already answered myself but thought I'd get some other opinions.
So, I poured a glass of my IPA earlier, which has been in the keg for a number of weeks now. Last glass from it I had on Saturday I think, and it was pretty well carbonated. Tonight though, it had lost some carbonation. It wasn't flat, but it wasn't as fizzy, and also there wasn't much foaming initially on the pour, which rarely happens in this weather with properly carbed beer. Nothing has been disconnected or moved or anything inside or outside the fridge.
I have a Micromatic regulator; on it, the low pressure gauge is still sitting at serving pressure, and the high pressure gauge that measures the gas bottle itself, is sitting in the “Gas End” range on the dial. It hasn't completely reached the bottom but it is in the red zone on the gauge.
The confusing part is, I have a fresh keg of red ale in there that is nowhere near where the carb level it should be by now, but a soda water keg which appears to have held its carbonation. I also took the disconnect off the spare line and turned its valve on momentarily and gas came rushing out the line. So basically I don't know if the bottle is empty or something is wrong with the keg lid seals or what. Never had these problems with kegs losing carbonation before I switched to a manifold and had a leak which drained about half of the bottle unfortunately. Said leak has been fixed now, though, so I'm tempted to replace the bottle anyway since it's just about done, and see if that is what the issue is.
Any ideas? :unsure: It's my first gas bottle so I'm not entirely sure of the indicators of an empty bottle aside from no pressure in it or whatever.