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Nickclinch
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Mini-cask not flowing
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December 23, 2020, 03:38:26 pm »
Hi all,
I appreciate this isn’t directly relating to home brewing, apologies, but not sure where else to seek advice on mini kegs/casks.
I bought a mini cask of beer (
https://lacons.co.uk/product/st-nicks-mini-cask/
). I let it settle for a few days, turned the top vent and then pulled out the tap. When I then turn the tap, I get a quick spurt of beer (about half an inch in a pint glass), but it then stops to a small drip. If I come back ten minutes later, it does the same.
Never had this problem before - any ideas what J might be doing wrong?
Thank you,
Nick
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santoch
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Riverview, FL
Re: Mini-cask not flowing
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December 25, 2020, 08:50:40 pm »
Sounds like it might have hops plugging it up.
Have you disassembled it?
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KellerBrauer
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Re: Mini-cask not flowing
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December 26, 2020, 04:24:36 am »
It’s quite possible the vent on top didn’t open properly. Or, like santoch said, it may be plugged. Is there a way you can introduce CO2 into the lower tap to blow back any residue? Otherwise, I would contact the brewer.
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jeffy
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Tampa, Fl
Re: Mini-cask not flowing
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December 26, 2020, 07:30:16 am »
To me it sounds like the vent is not open. If you are not planning to use it a second time, you could drill a little hole in the plastic part of the vent.
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Jeff Gladish, Tampa (989.3, 175.1 Apparent Rennarian)
Homebrewing since 1990
AHA member since 1991, now a lifetime member
BJCP judge since 1995
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