Warmer Keg Temperature Into Cooled Tower

[digitalisman99]

Hello, I've read where people have had problems with beer warming as it passes through the tower and foaming. I was wondering if anyone had encountered a problem with warmer beer passing through a cooler tower. I prefer some of my home brew served at cellar temp. (about 55 F) and want to serve it via a cooled ceramic beer tower. Is this a problem? I plan on using separate CO2 bottles for both the refrigerated and cellared kegs. Thank you.

[jumper]

You'll have colder beer on the first pour until the chilled beer is out of the line, the opposite of the usual complaint. You also may have a foamy first pour since your CO2 pressure will be higher on the warmer keg. I suggest running the other beer line between the insulation and tower wall, that will help keep it a little warmer than the refrigerated beer.

[digitalisman99]

Thanks, I'm not worried about the higher pressure, that's why I'm using two separate CO2 feeds so that I can dial down the pressure of the outside keg. I appreciate your recommendation.