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Contents:
  RE: overcarbonating? ("Joe Dunne")


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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:01:50 -0600
From: "Joe Dunne" <jrdunne at rcn.com>
Subject: RE: overcarbonating?


Trish - opening the bottom seal/tap on a mini keg does not
necessarily destroy the keg for future uses (though I would
think the bulging kegs are shot anyway).  My guess is that
you are more concerned about ruining the beer by allowing
air into the keg.  Since the keg is under pressure and you are
not opening the top to allow air in, I would think that the rush
of beer and gas out of the tap, should you elect to release
pressure, would not allow air in.  Alternately, you could turn
the keg upside down and try to use the tap as a pressure release
in this fashion as you might lose less beer.  Again, it shouldn't
be letting air in as you have too much positive pressure in
the keg already.  I have used mini kegs a fair amount for kegging
and have opened the bottom taps and closed them and reused the kegs
so I know that it does not compromise your ability to reuse
the keg (I have several carbonating/carbonated right now that are
holding just fine).

Also, if you are interested, you can easily force carbonate in mini kegs.
Just get a barbed fitting with a threaded end (I think a half inch fitting
to quarter inch NPT is what you need) and a schrader valve (tire valve) that
fits quarter inch NPT.  If you like I can send you a parts list and some
photos.  This way, you can carb off your CO2 bottle (I've added a
quick disconnect to mine so I can change from ball lock posts to a tire
 chuck) and you can also check the keg pressure from the valve.



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