lots of head on every pour

[degel3030]

I have recently built a kegerator out of a Sanyo 4912 (love it) and am having an issue with too much head on every pour. After searching around I think my problem is that I didn't "bleed" the keg before pouring. I just hooked it up, cranked up the CO2, waited a few hours for it to chill and then started pouring. From what I have read if you don't "bleed" the keg first you will have head throughout your keg.

So my question is how do I "bleed" my keg? I am really new so I kind of need my hand held...sorry

the beer is yuengling

oh and the search function here seems to be down so I am sorry if this has been posted many times in the past

[jumper]

I've never heard of bleeding a keg. I think I know what they mean but its incorrect. There's no need to relieve the pressure on the keg before applying CO2 pressure and dispensing.

You had your order of operations off... you want to let the keg sit untapped and acclimate to your fridge for a day and then couple it. After that keep the temp at a constant 38* (or your preference) and apply the appropriate pressure for the beer at the temp it pours at. For your current keg at 38*F you'll set your regulator at around 13 PSI.

Hope this helps

[BEER AFTER BEER]

I also have a Sanyo 4912. I think your problem might be that your tower is too warm. You need to force cooler air from the bottom of the kegerator in to the tower, and/or run your beer line through a piece of copper pipe. That is what I did, and now I am getting perfect pours every time. Another issue might be the psi of the CO2 and the temp in your kegerator. I have a Samuel Adams Boston Lager in mine right now. I have the psi set at 13 and the temp at 38 degrees F. Hope this helps.