OK, I got a new 1/4 keg (Miller Lite), put it in the fridge immediately after getting it home and waited about 5 hours before tapping (I cleaned the whole line and components before doing so). I set my C02 pressure to 12PSI and gave it a try. This time, I'm not having super slow pour speed issues like with the spoiled Yeungling - seems to be coming out pretty steady (if anything maybe a little fast now). However, foam still seems to be an issue AND the beer tastes slightly off. Not a good crisp flavor and hardly any bubbling action in the glass.
I had not purchased a liquid thermometer yet so I got one yesterday and put it in a glass of water sitting on the inside floor of the kegerator. I read it this morning at 40 degrees F. I'm going to try and get the temp down a couple more notches, but I find it hard to believe that two degrees higher than optimal are making that much of a difference. Just more rookie naivete?
Thanks - Mikey
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