I had a malfunction of the temperature controller attached to a chest freezer where I keep 6 1/6 bbl kegs. The kegs, which had cider of 7%ABV, froze solid. Some of the cider came out of one or more of the kegs (about 2 gallons). I think it came thru the valve, though it's hard to tell - the kegs are still frozen.
I am wondering if some damage (split seams, valve damage?) has been done to the kegs by the expansion of freezing cider. Can I trust these kegs?
I was thinking of pressure testing them to ~45 psi within a larger vessel of water to contain any rupture.
-Wes
I am wondering if some damage (split seams, valve damage?) has been done to the kegs by the expansion of freezing cider. Can I trust these kegs?
I was thinking of pressure testing them to ~45 psi within a larger vessel of water to contain any rupture.
-Wes
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