Keg Fail

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  1. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    One of my keg's leaked and now my keezer has 5 kegs in a puddle of IPA :angry:
    It looked like the picnic tap was leaking (there was a big plume of foam at the nozzle. Infuriating messy waste that I don't want to deal with!!!
     
    #1 pweis909, Oct 3, 2015
  2. mikehartigan

    mikehartigan Maven (1,421) Apr 9, 2007 Illinois

    I'd sell the house and let the new owner deal with it!
     
    #2 mikehartigan, Oct 3, 2015
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  3. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    Bummer.
     
    #3 utahbeerdude, Oct 3, 2015
  4. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    Paging Mr. Siphon and Mr. Long Hose.
     
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  5. skivtjerry

    skivtjerry Pooh-Bah (1,865) Mar 10, 2006 Vermont
    Pooh-Bah

    The shop vac is your friend here.
     
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  6. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    Too extreme. How about

    A. Fashion a really long crazy straw from extra keg tubing and start sucking.
    B. Strip down and take a bath in it.
    C. Goldfish pond.

    Nothing like a good night's sleep to restore one's sense of humor.
     
    #6 pweis909, Oct 3, 2015
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  7. Brew_Betty

    Brew_Betty Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2015 Wisconsin

    It sounds like it's time to pony up for some real taps. Picnic taps are the devil. I'm one major incident away from buying real taps. Knocks wood.
     
    #7 Brew_Betty, Oct 3, 2015
  8. Scope4Beer

    Scope4Beer Zealot (677) Sep 28, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Trader

    Same thing happened to me the first time I used a picnic tap. I have a dual tap system and 3 kegs. My kegerator holds 3 kegs so I put the picnic tap on the third keg. Fortunately a keg kicked during a get together after the first day. When I went to change out the keg I found the picnic tap foaming. I won't leave it on ever again.
     
    #8 Scope4Beer, Oct 3, 2015
  9. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

    There will be no forgiveness from the homebrew gods. Ever.
     
    #9 hoptualBrew, Oct 3, 2015
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  10. ChrisMyhre

    ChrisMyhre Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    Bummer, happened to me last year, cleanup was a mess and I'm still having trouble with mold in my keezer.
     
    #10 ChrisMyhre, Oct 3, 2015
  11. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    Mold was what I was thinking about last night when I was cursing the day I ever started brewing
     
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  12. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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  13. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    Fresh coat of paint, and tear the backyard fence down though. :slight_smile:

    The answer to spending hundreds of dollars on kegs and CO2 is more hundreds of dollars on shanks, taps, and tap handles that you're not embarrassed of. :slight_smile:
     
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  14. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    Peter. Sorry to hear you're having trouble. This is probably the worst thing that can happen when you get into kegging. It could happen to any of us. Follow the bubbles!
     
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  15. LuskusDelph

    LuskusDelph Initiate (0) May 1, 2008 New Jersey

    Happened once to me as well. Just have to buck up, clean up, move on, and check all of your connections and clamps.
    As far as mold in the keezer or fridge, after cleaning up a wipedown with a weak bleach solution should remedy that.
     
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  16. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Peter, I am sorry to hear about your loss.

    If you are considering upgrading to a faucet, this model is highly recommended by a homebrewer on another forum: http://www.vent-matic.com/

    Cheers!
     
    #16 JackHorzempa, Oct 3, 2015
  17. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    So let me get this straight. I need to buy a shop vac and get expensive taps? Selling the house is starting to sound like a good idea.
     
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  18. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Peter, another idea is to go back to bottling. I have been bottling for 20+ years and I have never had a "fail" there!!

    Cheers!
     
    #18 JackHorzempa, Oct 3, 2015
  19. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    Great head retention on the beer I just poured down the drain. Persistent sink foam.
     
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  20. skivtjerry

    skivtjerry Pooh-Bah (1,865) Mar 10, 2006 Vermont
    Pooh-Bah

    You don't have a shop vac??? I thought everyone had a couple... but maybe I'm just really sloppy and accident prone.
     
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