Flat Beer?

[j124l]

Will pressurizing the keg then untapping lead to flat beer?

It should stay good as long as its pressurized and cold, right??

[monkey710]

As long as the pressure is maintained in the keg it should be good. How long do you plan on untapping it for?

[jplickel]

All the time until keg is gone/drank or I can afford new coupler. Slow C02 leakage problems from coupler area. Its about half way cashed right now, so maybe another 2 weeks.

I pour pitchers, then shutoff until I need more. Sucks but has to be done.

So it sounds like it should be ok as long as its pressurized.

Thanks

[monkey710]

Shouldn't be a problem for the beer. More of a hassle for you.

[BigBadJohn]

Look on craigslist. Almost always someone on there selling whole kegerators or parts. Last month a guy was selling a whole kegerator for $75 with a full co2 tank

[j124l]

It is going flat. WTF.

Is the beer absorbing all the CO2 after taking coupler off? Or could there really be a leak in the Keg?

Now I don't even think the coupler is the problem..

HELP ME...

[monkey710]

Unless the beer was undercarbonated to start with, it shouldn't absorb the CO2 in the keg. Once it reaches equalibrium, it should stay the same unless there was a leak or there was more CO2 "pushed" into it.

Try putting CO2 pressure on the keg. Untapping it and let it sit for several hours. When you retap it make sure the CO2 tank is shut, but open the valve to let the pressure gage read the keg pressure. If the pressure is lower, then you probably have a leaky keg.

[pineaultg]

Originally Posted by j124l

It is going flat. WTF.

Is the beer absorbing all the CO2 after taking coupler off? Or could there really be a leak in the Keg?

Now I don't even think the coupler is the problem..

HELP ME...

why everybody using co2 try beergas it's a mix with 50%co2 and 50%nitrogen you have to change your regulator or put a fitting on your co2 regulator because it's not the same connector put 9.5 feet of 3/16 and 18 psi of pressure and you keep your keg tap for two months without foamlook at micromatic parts catalog for the regulator or the fitting because co2 carbonated the beer if you dont' empty your keg within 2 daystry this and let me know.

[cubby_swans]

Originally Posted by pineaultg

why everybody using co2 try beergas it's a mix with 50%co2 and 50%nitrogen you have to change your regulator or put a fitting on your co2 regulator because it's not the same connector put 9.5 feet of 3/16 and 18 psi of pressure and you keep your keg tap for two months without foamlook at micromatic parts catalog for the regulator or the fitting because co2 carbonated the beer if you dont' empty your keg within 2 daystry this and let me know.

Boy, nothing like a little dis-information. Or more like a lot of dis-information.

Ales and Lagers (MOST beers) are carbonated with co2. SOME beers, like Guinness and Boddingtons, are nitrogenated and require beergas, which is a 75% nitrogen 25% co2 mix. You will destroy a non-nitrogenated beer within a few days if you use 75/25 beergas. It does not have enough co2 to maintain the co2 level the beer should have. IF you truly have a 50/50 blend, then keeping your PSI to 18 would maintain carbonation in a beer no better than having a straight co2 running at 9PSI. If you're setting your PSI to 9, depending on your temperature and beer, you're probably drinking half flat beer.


For the record, I have no problems with foam with a keg that has been tapped with co2 for weeks because I e-mailed the brewery and asked them what psi to set the co2 at for my temperature.