Hi guys,
I have recently set up a keg system in my spare fridge and have come across a problem.
As you can see from the pictures attached, the beer comes out 90% head!!
I've done a lot of reading on this forum, and first thing that came to mind was the beer was over-carbonated.
I DID try "force carbonation" at 100KPA rocking back and forward (gas on the IN plug) for around 15 mins... thinking if I roll the keg with the gas at serving pressure I wouldn't over carb.
But I got the above problem of too much head (and pretty flat beer).
So I degassed the beer by taking off the gas and rocking back and forward, waiting half hour, lifting pressure relief valve, and repeating. Then I put it back in the fridge overnight with the pressure relief valve open.
By morning it was back to normal (no bubbles!).
So I tried the 'semi-patient' method. Cranked the gas up to 300KPA and waited 30 hours. Took the gas off, released the pressure, turned the reg down to ~70KPA, hooked the gas back up and poured the above schooner.. same problem!!!
I notice there are a fair few bubbles at the start of the line (near the keg) and at the end (near the tap), which I suspect is causing the problem!
Beer line is approx 2 meters long.
Any thoughts as to why this is happening!?
Cheers,
I have recently set up a keg system in my spare fridge and have come across a problem.
As you can see from the pictures attached, the beer comes out 90% head!!
I've done a lot of reading on this forum, and first thing that came to mind was the beer was over-carbonated.
I DID try "force carbonation" at 100KPA rocking back and forward (gas on the IN plug) for around 15 mins... thinking if I roll the keg with the gas at serving pressure I wouldn't over carb.
But I got the above problem of too much head (and pretty flat beer).
So I degassed the beer by taking off the gas and rocking back and forward, waiting half hour, lifting pressure relief valve, and repeating. Then I put it back in the fridge overnight with the pressure relief valve open.
By morning it was back to normal (no bubbles!).
So I tried the 'semi-patient' method. Cranked the gas up to 300KPA and waited 30 hours. Took the gas off, released the pressure, turned the reg down to ~70KPA, hooked the gas back up and poured the above schooner.. same problem!!!
I notice there are a fair few bubbles at the start of the line (near the keg) and at the end (near the tap), which I suspect is causing the problem!
Beer line is approx 2 meters long.
Any thoughts as to why this is happening!?
Cheers,