Doing dumb things with Keg posts

[hopingmadinZam Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hopingmadinZam]

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So a few weeks ago I stripped my keg down and gave it a thorough clean as it was new to me. but I managed to put the dip tube on the gas post (pin lock) I noticed when I filled the keg last night and added CO2 and could hear the bubbles (feeling pretty stupid at this point). What can I do here? My thoughts are I'll just swap the disconnects around on my co2 tank and tap until I kick the keg. Any unforeseen issues with doing this?

[Mybroe Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mybroe]

I've also been able to get them the wrong way a few times already. Swapped the posts, works jy fine.

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[Jitters Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jitters]

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So a few weeks ago I stripped my keg down and gave it a thorough clean as it was new to me. but I managed to put the dip tube on the gas post (pin lock) I noticed when I filled the keg last night and added CO2 and could hear the bubbles (feeling pretty stupid at this point). What can I do here? My thoughts are I'll just swap the disconnects around on my co2 tank and tap until I kick the keg. Any unforeseen issues with doing this?

swapping the disconnects is fine, I would not switch the posts personally as I try to limit oxygen as much as possible

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

Just purge the excess gas ... remove posts and put it like it should be ... the beer will be fine

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Where in the Western Cape are you from?

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Malmesbury

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Lekker man .. jy is dan naby aan my. Ek is in Rondeberg .. 16km Suid van jou

[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

If you think you can do dumb things with Corney keg posts, wait until you've started working with Sankey couplers. I once had the neighbors look over the wall because the keg full of CO had to be purged. And there's only one way - stick the coupler on top, take it outside and press it down. A fountain of beer and CO2 sprays out the top, making one hell of a noise in the process.

Also, on a Sankey coupler, you have to have something blocking the beer line if you don't want beer to come out, for instance, if you only want to put some CO2 in the keg. The other day I was stabilizing and backsweetening my cider, and I decided I don't want it just lying under atmospheric in the conditioning fridge, I want the cider to at least have some CO2 in there to further prevent spoilage (which it shouldn't, I know, but it's me, I worry about BS).

So I went to the keg, slapped the coupler on there, got out my CO2 cylinder and gas line, plugged it into the coupler and pressed down. I then opened the stop valve to let CO2 run in. I heard a weird noise, like the sound you hear when you listen to the open end of a hosepipe and someone turns on the tap. That same noise. Took me a few milliseconds to realize what the noise was, frantically trying to dislodge the coupler from the keg but it was too late, cider already came spraying out. Took some cleaning up, wife was NOT happy, floor was super sticky.

[Langchop Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Langchop]

I'm somehow visualising this as a Tom and Jerry cartoon, with Tom putting the hose end to his ear to hear the sound, then looking down the hose end to see if anything is coming, and then.....

[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

And there's only one way - stick the coupler on top, take it outside and press it down.

wrong, this is the dumbass way

[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

wrong, this is the dumbass way

LOL I'm not going to deny it. I did it once inside as well, and had to first wash the ceiling and then re-paint it.

[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

You just use a blunt object to depress the rubber donut on the keg spear..............only gas comes out...........

[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

I should do that in the future. I had an overcarbonated beer in there as well and struggled my ass off to get the CO2 out of there.

EDIT: And I didn't want to remove the check valve from the JG fitting on the coupler, that was my last resort, but then I just transferred the beer into a corney with a PRV and degassed it that way.

[paul.stevens Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close paul.stevens]

You just use a blunt object to depress the rubber donut on the keg spear..............only gas comes out...........

Assuming the keg is empty or mostly empty... Just lay it on its side, connect the coupler and press down.. all gas, no beer fountain.

Still aim away from sensitive areas...

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[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

.. all gas, no beer fountain.

I did that once. Wasn't less than 50%. Luckily I was in the garden...............