I had a tank today that, moments after a dry hop/transfer, suddenly began to shoot beer out from from the around the side manway. After getting covered in beer I managed to do a super quick transfer to the CIPed vessel next to it.
When I looked at the offending tank afterwards I could see that the seal had removed it self from the door, save for literally an inch where it still clung on. I am still baffled as to why? The tank did not leak as it was filling up, indicating the seal was not on right or the door was not sealed tight enough. The transfer seemed fine, I went to the office, discussed sales, heard screams and saw the beer coming out.
Can anybody shed light on what might have happened? Maybe the seal is too old and not tight enough but how could it go from seemingly normal to super dramatic in seconds?
Incidentally, the beer I salvaged tasted amazing. Such dry hop character from such a short amount of time! This could make for a unique and alternative dry hopping technique.
When I looked at the offending tank afterwards I could see that the seal had removed it self from the door, save for literally an inch where it still clung on. I am still baffled as to why? The tank did not leak as it was filling up, indicating the seal was not on right or the door was not sealed tight enough. The transfer seemed fine, I went to the office, discussed sales, heard screams and saw the beer coming out.
Can anybody shed light on what might have happened? Maybe the seal is too old and not tight enough but how could it go from seemingly normal to super dramatic in seconds?
Incidentally, the beer I salvaged tasted amazing. Such dry hop character from such a short amount of time! This could make for a unique and alternative dry hopping technique.
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