Help with keg pressures

Have a question on how to keg your beer or just want some tips on bottling! Don't stick a cork in it until you ask the Borg!

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Re: Help with keg pressures

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It's hard to say. And it's kind of hard to tell from the pictures. But new poppets are cheap and might be worth changing them out. When I bought my system from kegconnection.com, I bought used/reconditioned kegs. I changed the poppets, all the o-rings and gas in tubes immediately. They looked a little worn and I wasn't taking any chances. It's all a cheap fix to help make sure it all works properly. Oh...and I bought the universal poppets too.
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Re: Help with keg pressures

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It has been a while since I posted on this, but here is an update:

Success!

I guess there was a very small leak in the keg. It didn't seem detectable by a soap bubble test at first, but I transferred the beer to another keg. After a week on the gas, it has great carbonation and head!

I replaced the o-ring on the gas in on the other keg, as the other one had a little mar in it. I teflon taped the post and reassembled, now all 3 kegs are pouring beautiful pints!
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Drinking:
Keg1:
Keg2:
Keg3:
Bottled:
Nothing!
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Fermenter 1 (5 Gal Bucket): Empty :(
Fermenter 2 (1 gal.): Empty :(

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Re: Help with keg pressures

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Glad you figured it out. It's frustrating when these things happen and you can't figure it out.
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Re: Help with keg pressures

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I love a good success story
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