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problems with leaking taps
hi guys, i'm having great problems with leaking quickserve taps.
one keeps seeping from around the black rubber seal, could i be tightening it up too much?
the other is driping constantly from the tap no matter what poition the tap is in.
any ideas would be appreciated, thanks.
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Posted 1 year ago by Admin
Hi Chad, The only thing that fixed the last leaky one I had was to change to tap.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 1 year ago by Member
hi
might not be tight enough on the one leaking from rubber seal.
the other one sounds like the barrel is over pressured. check if the bottom of the barrel is swelled up and if so you've got to release some of the pressure some how. my method was to down as many pints as i could but Nath said (on another thread) you could just tweak the pressure relef band on the top of the barrels cap.
hope this helps
Conditioning - Woodfords Great eastern ale, Parsnip wine, Rhubarb wine.
Brewing - nothing at the minute
Planing - Coopers ginger beer, 5L turbo peach thanks to bmsleight, maybe beetroot wine if there enough spare on the alotment,
Posted 1 year ago by Member
oh and next time put some vasaline around the seal
Conditioning - Woodfords Great eastern ale, Parsnip wine, Rhubarb wine.
Brewing - nothing at the minute
Planing - Coopers ginger beer, 5L turbo peach thanks to bmsleight, maybe beetroot wine if there enough spare on the alotment,
Posted 1 year ago by Member
On Taps mine is leaking a little from the tap on the keg any sugestions for a better tap? and am also thinking of putting one on the FV.
Peter
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
it could be excess pressure. My standard barrel used to do that if I didnt monitor the pressure. I just released some and bingo! All done. i use a quickderve on my last fv so I could attach a bottling stick to it as the size is around the sames.
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I think that may be the problen it does have a bit of a head on it. What a quickderve?
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
lol quickserve! I was using my phone and the on screen keyboeard is too small for my fingers!
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 1 year ago by Member
How many people on this forum will admit to on at least one occasion checking the forum on their phone in the toilets in work?
Eh - eh ? Any takers?
Conditioning (Bottles): Sam Adams Boston Lager Clone
Drinking (Bottles): Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone
Drinking (King Keg): McMullen's Country Best Bitter
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
+1
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Will admit to reading it while working
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Heh. This page is permamently up in my browser in work. That and the spreadsheet I use to plan my brews.
On the flip side I haven't had a pay rise in 2 years. Ah well.
Conditioning (Bottles): Sam Adams Boston Lager Clone
Drinking (Bottles): Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone
Drinking (King Keg): McMullen's Country Best Bitter
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Pay rises are overrated.
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Hi all
I am currently waiting for a wherry to clear in a pressure barrel (my first brew) and every time I take a sample I find that the tap starts leaking, last night I lost almost half a pint. I have been relieving the pressure and this seems to stop the leak but will I have to do this all the time??
Fermenting -
Conditioning - St Peters Ruby Red Ale, Extract Stout/Porter
Drinking - Coopers Heritage Lager, Triple Hop Pale Ale
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Nope, you will just have to drink faster!
Is it a quick serve tap? If so then make sure that when you close it its at a 90 degree angle, if you push it all the way to the barrel it will leak.
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I have to keep sampling the Ruby (My First Brew too) I have in the keg to drop the pressure Well thats my story
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Nath
Thanks for that mate, I was pushing it all the way to the barrel.
Fermenting -
Conditioning - St Peters Ruby Red Ale, Extract Stout/Porter
Drinking - Coopers Heritage Lager, Triple Hop Pale Ale
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