Bruce Muir Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 I've done 2 brews now, both have, after a few days either ruptured the internal bag, or somehow leaked elsewhere in the system (won't know until I open them a throw them out). Basically the bags are semi deflated and beer is all over the place inside the keg. One has leaked externally but I'm assuming that was just not being hard enough on the final assembly. Obviously I'm doing something wrong but absolutely FIIK what, I've watched the damned videos 100 times, and even done the whole process on a "do, pause, check repeat. I'm new to homebrew but have never had any issues like this with any of the other technical things I've done. One keg held the bag together ab a week, then broke. After this I came to the forum and found a post suggesting to leave them in the brewart an extra couple of days to make sure the first fermentation was REALLY finished... which I did with the second batch, same result, bags burst/leaked after the first few days. I'm at the point where I'm considering sterilising the bloody kegs and outsides of the liners so I can have at least some hope of saving a brew.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Bruce Muir said: I've done 2 brews now, both have, after a few days either ruptured the internal bag, or somehow leaked elsewhere in the system (won't know until I open them a throw them out). Basically the bags are semi deflated and beer is all over the place inside the keg. One has leaked externally but I'm assuming that was just not being hard enough on the final assembly. Obviously I'm doing something wrong but absolutely FIIK what, I've watched the damned videos 100 times, and even done the whole process on a "do, pause, check repeat. I'm new to homebrew but have never had any issues like this with any of the other technical things I've done. One keg held the bag together ab a week, then broke. After this I came to the forum and found a post suggesting to leave them in the brewart an extra couple of days to make sure the first fermentation was REALLY finished... which I did with the second batch, same result, bags burst/leaked after the first few days. I'm at the point where I'm considering sterilising the bloody kegs and outsides of the liners so I can have at least some hope of saving a brew.... Hi Bruce, Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble kegging your beers. There have some examples of liners that have been found to have manufacturing faults. Please get in touch with Brewart Tech support and relay your concerns. They will help you out. If you're in Australia you can give them a call on 1300 240 242 or you can email tech@brewart.com Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 10 hours ago, Dustin Frothman said: Hi Bruce, Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble kegging your beers. There have some examples of liners that have been found to have manufacturing faults. Please get in touch with Brewart Tech support and relay your concerns. They will help you out. If you're in Australia you can give them a call on 1300 240 242 or you can email tech@brewart.com Cheers. Hi Bruce and welcome. Dustin is correct, you need to contact tech support. Where about are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoz Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 I gave up, converted my beerflow to co2. I have one of my split liner kegs in now and it's pouring beautifully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Benoz said: I gave up, converted my beerflow to co2. I have one of my split liner kegs in now and it's pouring beautifully Converted the beerfow to CO2? How did you do that and can you put pictures up? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 11 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: Converted the beerfow to CO2? How did you do that and can you put pictures up? Agreed Keen to hear this 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Paul84 said: Agreed Keen to hear this 😁 Really hoping it is one of those "why the hell did I not think of this, how bloody simple but great is this"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoz Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) It took about 15 minutes... Unplug the beerflow - you'll be touching lines that would be live otherwise. Remove the back cover, disconnecting the power to the on/off switch. Then pull out the line running up from the pressure sensor and replace it with a plugged 6mm line (I used a bit of skewer and some epoxy.) Connect the line you took out of the sensor to your new 6mm CO2 line which will fit handily through the vents in the back cover and you are done! No need to use liners when kegging but the kegs need to be sanitised and stored out of light. Best to use a little 12mm i/d hose to extend your keg spears down so you get all the beer in the keg... I didn't take photos at the time and I'm not pulling it apart again right now but I should be able to post a pic tonight that should help Edited November 30, 2021 by Benoz 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltham Brauhaus Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 Looking forward to the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Frothman Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 On 30/11/2021 at 7:00 PM, Benoz said: It took about 15 minutes... Unplug the beerflow - you'll be touching lines that would be live otherwise. Remove the back cover, disconnecting the power to the on/off switch. Then pull out the line running up from the pressure sensor and replace it with a plugged 6mm line (I used a bit of skewer and some epoxy.) Connect the line you took out of the sensor to your new 6mm CO2 line which will fit handily through the vents in the back cover and you are done! No need to use liners when kegging but the kegs need to be sanitised and stored out of light. Best to use a little 12mm i/d hose to extend your keg spears down so you get all the beer in the keg... I didn't take photos at the time and I'm not pulling it apart again right now but I should be able to post a pic tonight that should help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoz Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 Literally as simple as this. Top image is how the line is currently in your Flo, bottom image is after, with the compressor blocked off (so that the pressure sensor doesn't give error messages) and the new CO2 line connected up to your keg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoz Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 A beer from a split liner keg. This beer was flat yesterday Another advantage is that you can control the gas pressure and reduce the amount of head when needed 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 On 7/11/21 at 1:41 PM, Bruce Muir said: I've done 2 brews now, both have, after a few days either ruptured the internal bag, or somehow leaked elsewhere in the system (won't know until I open them a throw them out). Basically the bags are semi deflated and beer is all over the place inside the keg. One has leaked externally but I'm assuming that was just not being hard enough on the final assembly. Obviously I'm doing something wrong but absolutely FIIK what, I've watched the damned videos 100 times, and even done the whole process on a "do, pause, check repeat. I'm new to homebrew but have never had any issues like this with any of the other technical things I've done. One keg held the bag together ab a week, then broke. After this I came to the forum and found a post suggesting to leave them in the brewart an extra couple of days to make sure the first fermentation was REALLY finished... which I did with the second batch, same result, bags burst/leaked after the first few days. I'm at the point where I'm considering sterilising the bloody kegs and outsides of the liners so I can have at least some hope of saving a brew.... Never fear I had the same issue. Liam sorted it. There is a mismatch in the keg liner adaptors interfacing with the keg caps and it has to do with differing hardness of plastics (results in an air leak) let Liam know and I think it’s a solvable problem and less likely to be something you’re doing wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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