The Mystery of the Self Emptying Kegs

[kahlerisms]

Hey Gang

Hoping someone can help me figure out what's going on.

About five weeks ago, I made a keg of soda water. This is not unusual, I like to have one on.

Last weekend I went to pour SWMBO a soda and was surprised to find the keg empty. Figured it was possible, though I don't know how, so I made another keg. (used the same keg)

Went to pour myself a glass today to check how the carb is going (nothing else in the fridge so I cranked it to 200kpa as I like my soda bubbly) and was mystified to find - the keg's empty!

Keg is still under pressure, gas bottle still has gas in it. There's not a 19l puddle at the bottom of the fridge or in front of the fridge, though I probably haven't been in here in a week.

What the **** is happening?

Does anyone have any ideas as to how I've lost 40 litres of soda water in my brewery?

Absolutely mystified.

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

Spooks ?

 

[kahlerisms]

I don't lock my brewery so I suppose it's possible someone is coming in here walking past about $2000 of whisky, various appliances, computers, tools, audio gear, beer and just going nuts on soda water.

Possible.

 

[zeggie]

How many kegs do you have? Possible you've carbed the wrong keg?

 

[manticle]

Your lady is helping herself?

 

[yum beer]

My lady helps herself, then tells me about.
I pour her mineral water from a bottle.

 

[HBHB]

Well, if it's not on the floor and it's not in the keg, it's in the sewer..

 

[kahlerisms]

My only guess was that it's leaking to the fridge and the fridge is sucking the moisture out of it or something. ONly got the one keg in there these last two weeks so I'm not carbing the wrong keg (they're labelled, too).

What a mystery!

 

[DU99]

Regulator Ok..THE POSSUMS need a drink or have schweppes got it

 

[ekul]

this happened to me a couple years ago with a keg of beer. It wasnt on tap, it just disappeared. I dont know where it went. Spooky

 

[QldKev]

this happened to me a couple years ago with a keg of beer. It wasnt on tap, it just disappeared. I dont know where it went. Spooky

Was it last time I stayed

 

[Black Devil Dog]

It leaked onto the floor, the dog licked some of it up, some soaked into the floor or walls, some evaporated and some is still hiding under the fridge.

 

[ekul]

Was it last time I stayed

the kegs do empty... but its not really a mystery why

 

[technobabble66]

You put the soda in a different keg?

 

[huez]

Try it again but stick the keg in a tub/bucket ? Possible it is leaking all the way out of the fridge. You'd think you would empty the gas bottle with it though

 

[ekul]

maybe try submerge the keg in some water to see if its leaking from the outpost

 

[MastersBrewery]

I blame pint glasses myself, especially the following day, or when the keg empty's.

 

[dent]

Is the fridge a frost free type? They make pretty good desiccators.

 

[TheWiggman]

I don't lock my brewery so I suppose it's possible someone is coming in here walking past about $2000 of whisky, various appliances, computers, tools, audio gear, beer and just going nuts on soda water.

What's your address?

 

[pyrosx]

Gas is going to leak from the same place liquid does, if it does.

So if you've still got gas in the bottle, and a pressurised keg, as you've said, the answer isn't some variation of "the keg is leaking liquid". It just doesn't make sense.