I kegged (ball lock corny) a DIPA about 7 days ago, and have been carbing at 12 psi (as I’m sharing a CO2 tank with some ‘live’ kegs). That has worked well for me before, just takes a bit longer to carb.
I sampled it last night, and while where was some carbonation the pour itself (out of a flow control Perlick) is a trickle, and the sample was pretty cloudy. I speculating a clogged drip tube and/or clogged poppet on the liquid out. I had just cleaned my tap lines the day before kegging, so they should be all clean.
I have an empty keg so I can sanitize/swap out the components, but my questions are:
- does that appear to be indicative of clogged drip tube and/or clogged poppet on the liquid out?
- if I were to swap parts, I assume I need to disconnect the C02 and purge the keg first?
- does that raise oxidation concerns?
I have read some folks suggesting to connect the CO2 in to the liquid out and attempt to blow out any possible clogs? Is that a viable option? If so, would I just disconnect the CO2 in and connect to the liquid out? Purge before this step?
Thanks in advance!