Question about beer line length
Hello. This is a great forum. Between here and BeerAdvocate, it should be simple to get a home keg up and running for anyone.
I am going to be tapping my second keg of beer tonight. It's Lost Coast Great White.
The first keg I tried, I had some problems with and I don't think I ever really got them figured out.
I think my problem is that the tail piece (where the beer shoots out) of my shank is too big. I can only fit a 3/8" tube on there. With a 3/8" tube, I would need about 50 feet or so! The beer came out WAY too quickly.
I'm going back to where I bought the shank to get a 3/16" tail piece tonight and some 3/16" tubing.
Okay, that's my background.
I think I read in another thread that the only thing that determines beer flow is the tube length/width? I should always have my pressure set to whatever is the optimum pressure, then change the line if it is too fast coming out?
I just wanted to confirm this because I have seen a lot of people with the same kinds of problems with their beer dispensing too quickly.
Thank you.
Also, does anyone know the optimum PSI for a 5Gal keg of Lost Coast Great White at about 36-38 degrees?
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