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Originally Posted by Nickjc
The tower is VERY cool now...so much so that the tower sweats a bit...I now also have it insulated 'temporarily' with two wool socks...looks kinda funny but works...
The oddest thing is though..while I had some initial foam on the first glass..I thought it was a heating issue....once the first half/full glass is drawn foam is no issue after that for the next couple...then i guess as it heats up a bit foam again till the coolest beer comes out......the CO2 tank is at 11PSI for a keg of moretti...
But even with the tower being VERY cool I still have the foam issue on the first half glass draw...
strange...any thoughts...
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I think the temperature in the tower will always be slightly warmer than the temp in the unit, just due to heat loss from the tower not being insulated like the walls of the kegerator.
You may have a liquid temp of 38 down in the keg, but the beer in the line at the tower may be around 39-40, thus giving you that brief shot of foam. If your tower has condensation all the time, it is probably getting cold enough and you should still be able to pour the first glass with less than an inch of head. The second glass will probably have slightly less head depending on the way you pour it. To get less than an inch of head, I have to pour my first glass a little more carefully than any consecutive ones.