[garyb]

I have a Sanyo 1/2 barrel kegerator, 5' of 3/16 line, a (locally brewed) extra pale ale at 38 degrees and 10psi. My tower is air cooled, but I'm not 100% convinced that's good enough - even though it's insulated. The first beer of the day isn't as cold as beers 2-X. I can see pockets of what I'm assuming is co2 in my beer line, slowly building from tiny bubbles to (24 hours later) large gaps of beer. From what I've read, the beer line isn't supposed to have traps, but how does five feet of beer line traverse four vertical inches without traps?!? Do people construct objects that coax the line into large spirals? The short version: the first 2 seconds of EVERY pour is foam, followed by sweet, sweet beer.