I was spunding a keg with 1 cup of priming sugar and 1 oz. of dry hops. The next day, I saw a little bit of foam on the beer out post and could see that some liquid had run down the side of the keg. I wiped the foam off of the post and saw that the poppet had a very small leak. I tried pushing down on the poppet with my finger to get it to reseal, but that did not work. So, like an idiot, I took a screwdriver and tried to push the poppet down a little more so it would reseal. Instead, I dislodged the poppet so it was it was no longer lined up with the hole and the geyser started immediately. I was sprayed, by garage ceiling was sprayed; there was beer flying everywhere. I managed to get my hand over the post and dragged the keg out onto my drive way.
Once there, I tried releasing pressure with the PRV, but nothing came out. Then I removed the spunding valve and used the screwdriver to try and release pressure from the gas out post. What I got was more beer spaying everywhere. Eventually, I loosened the beer out post enough to re-center the poppet and stop the floor of beer. By that time, I was soaked, my truck was sprayed and the garage was a mess.
I ultimately tapped and drank the keg which was a really good pale ale. Yesterday, I cleaned the keg. There was hop debris stuck in the PRV and all over the underside of the lid and keg lip. I'm convinced that the only reason the keg even poured was that I had a floating dip tube in it and cold crashed it for a number of days before I actually tapped it. What a mess. I renamed the beer "Geyser Pale Ale."
Once there, I tried releasing pressure with the PRV, but nothing came out. Then I removed the spunding valve and used the screwdriver to try and release pressure from the gas out post. What I got was more beer spaying everywhere. Eventually, I loosened the beer out post enough to re-center the poppet and stop the floor of beer. By that time, I was soaked, my truck was sprayed and the garage was a mess.
I ultimately tapped and drank the keg which was a really good pale ale. Yesterday, I cleaned the keg. There was hop debris stuck in the PRV and all over the underside of the lid and keg lip. I'm convinced that the only reason the keg even poured was that I had a floating dip tube in it and cold crashed it for a number of days before I actually tapped it. What a mess. I renamed the beer "Geyser Pale Ale."