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I am lagering 5 Gallons of Munich Helles for the last 4 weeks. I took a sample off the keg last night. Tasted good just starting to clear.
I took the bev line off the keg and went to bed.
This morning I walk into the garage and I smell beer. WTF?
The bev line poppet on the Helles keg didn't seal and 4 of my 5 gallons Helles is on the garage floor.
That just sucks.

dunleav1 wrote:I am lagering 5 Gallons of Munich Helles for the last 4 weeks. I took a sample off the keg last night. Tasted good just starting to clear.
I took the bev line off the keg and went to bed.
This morning I walk into the garage and I smell beer. WTF?
The bev line poppet on the Helles keg didn't seal and 4 of my 5 gallons Helles is on the garage floor.
That just sucks.

Im sure u cried..I am now just thinking about it

It has happened to me twice, luckily it was in a chest freezer so I used the shop vac to fix that issue.

Dude, that blows. Seriously know how heart breaking that shit is.

I haven't experienced this yet, but my first beer is in the keg conditioning as I type and the thought of this happening terrifies me.

How is it that if you remove a line of some sort and a poppet is off kilter, you don't know immediately?

San_Diego_Matt wrote:I haven't experienced this yet, but my first beer is in the keg conditioning as I type and the thought of this happening terrifies me.

How is it that if you remove a line of some sort and a poppet is off kilter, you don't know immediately?

Sometimes, it's REAL slow without giving any obvious indication.

Been there done that, sucks big time! Sorry man.

I had a perlick faucet that leaked just a little bit... over a day or so I lost 3 gallons of a really nice kolsch. It will eventually happen to all who keg their beer.

Sucks to have to clean it up though. Don't cry too much