FOAM, FOAM, AND MORE FOAM (new member)

[blderby]

Sorry to ask the same old question again. I have been reading the posts and can't find the answer. It seems that all I can get is foam out of my homemade kegerator. I tried to convert a nitrogen regulator to CO2 and found it to be bad. When connected with the nitrogen regulator it would not hold below 30 psi. Received my new one from Micro Friday and it is no better. All of the equipment is new. Released the pressure and now I am running 10 psi on Miller Lite (It was all the store had onhand), the liquid is at 38 deg F. I have tried dropping the pressure but it is no help.

For USMC-Retired, "The Navy has landed" USN-Retired

[Scott Zuhse]

Was the initial pressure against the keg around 30 PSIG? If you did charge the keg with this high of a pressure, you may have overcarbonated the product. You could shake it down but risk going to far and ending up with flat beer.

Scott Zuhse, Instructor Micro Matic Dispense Institute

[blderby]

Yes it was pressurized to somewhere around 30 psi. The old nitorgen regulator that I converted to CO2 would not hold a setting any less. Does it make any differance if I have a fan in the refrigerator? The one that I used has cold wall refrigeration and I have been getting 36 deg F liquid. Just the back wall gets cold. This doesn't allow for much cooling in the tower. But would that make it keep foaming? I will break down and purchase another keg and leave you a message back later this weekend. At least I still have some cans for backup.

[USMC - Retired]

Cans?! ACK! Thats pretty drastic, try releasing some of the extra presure first!

Semper Fi,
The Gunns

"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin

[topgun3208]

at least I keep bottles of good craft stuff in case of a blowout

"If I had to live my life over, I'd live over a saloon"