I am new to kegging (yay) but have been brewing for a while. I have a 5 gallon keg with a 5 lb CO2 in the fridge currently carbonating. I set the regulator for the keg side to approximately 7 psi (before the fridge), while the tank side read 800 psi (not cooled). After a few days in the fridge the keg read close to zero psi, does this indicate a leak? The keg side reads 600 psi.
From thermo i know that the fridge will remove heat from the keg/CO2 and reduce the overall pressure, but i don't think the keg should read zero. Will the pressure reading dip due to CO2 being absorbed by the beer? I have since turned it up to 7 psi again and a day or two later dropped to 4 psi. The tank number hasn't changed.
I had pressure tested the regulator and keg and it was air tight, but i did clean and sanitize the keg components before putting the beer in. So i guess there is possibility of a loose fitting.
Any ideas?