Hey HBT!
I'm trying to figure out if I have a CO2 leak or if what I'm seeing is normal for a fresh keg during early carbonation. I'd like to avoid loosing another 10# bottle of CO2.
For a leak-down test, I've been doing this:
- Isolate a single keg's gas line by closing the manifold valves everywhere else. **The line IS attached to the keg since I'm wanting to carbonate.
- Pressurize the line.
- Close the CO2 bottle valve.
- Observe the regulator gauges looking from drops over time.
For a new keg of flat beer, Iget believe that I should expect this test to show drops as the CO2 gets absorbed into solution. But what rate of drop would be considered normal -vs- a leak?
If I do this test and wait for about an hour or two, I do notice that the pressure will drop for the tank pressure gauge with maybe a slight drop for the line pressure gauge. But I just did an overnight test and all gauges were completely bottomed out when I looked this morning.
When open the CO2 bottle again, I can hear the keg fill as the pressure is returned to the lines.
Is that rate of drop normal for a keg that's being carbonated? Or do I have a leak to find?
I'm trying to figure out if I have a CO2 leak or if what I'm seeing is normal for a fresh keg during early carbonation. I'd like to avoid loosing another 10# bottle of CO2.
For a leak-down test, I've been doing this:
- Isolate a single keg's gas line by closing the manifold valves everywhere else. **The line IS attached to the keg since I'm wanting to carbonate.
- Pressurize the line.
- Close the CO2 bottle valve.
- Observe the regulator gauges looking from drops over time.
For a new keg of flat beer, I
If I do this test and wait for about an hour or two, I do notice that the pressure will drop for the tank pressure gauge with maybe a slight drop for the line pressure gauge. But I just did an overnight test and all gauges were completely bottomed out when I looked this morning.
When open the CO2 bottle again, I can hear the keg fill as the pressure is returned to the lines.
Is that rate of drop normal for a keg that's being carbonated? Or do I have a leak to find?
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