Whole Pitcher of foam

[Rob51988]

Got my kegerator all setup.. New faucet, beer line, full CO2. At about 8psi. Seems to me hiccuping some time when I pour and will fill a whole pitcher with foam. I let keg settle for about 30-45 minutes. What is going on????

[KillianBoy]

Rob51988,
Asking why do I have foam is like asking "is it going to rain where I live?, answer I have no idea because I don't know the conditions or where you live.
So what did you do to unit (replace beer line, with what size and length), did you replace parts? Did you clean and disassemble all the parts, what does the beer line look like (CO2 gaps, foam, beer)? condition of coupler, missing washers and most important is it hooked up right?
With a rehab unit that sat for months uncleaned, you will have problems, stuck and/or missing parts, gear that is so dirty it will cause constant foam, etc. Please post back with as much info as possible.
KB

[Rob51988]

10ft line, new wing nut for coupler, new SS faucet. I made sure to clean everything as much as I possibly could especially if it wasnt replaced. Beer line has some co2 gaps but they're pretty large with some foam near them. Coupler is original. I made sure I had all washers. Kegerator came with a whole buch of spare washers and I replaced everything that I could.

[Rob51988]

Also, pretty sure the original beer line was as small as it gets. Upgraded one size up

[KillianBoy]

Rob51988,
If you used any size larger than 3/16 ID, it's the line, at 10 feet of >3/16, beer will shoot out like a busted fire hydrant, size and ID of line is almost a science.
Get 3/16 ID (inner diameter), larger ID will cause foam especially at that length.
Did you replace shank? Did you clean inside of shank? Did you clean inside of coupler (take apart and ) check the check ball or remove ball)?
I'll be out for several hours, so turn everything off, remove line replace if not 3/16 ID. In the next few hours, check if you have extra washers (an improper washer between shank and faucet will cause extreme foam, it should be a thin washer and not the larger neoprene), make sure you have keg seal (between coupler and keg), and confirm if you have everything hooked up right.
KB
Also extreme foam can be caused by extreme low PSI to temperature of beer, if you have gaps and everything is hooked up right, foam can be from imbalance, my opinion, combination of several things.

[Rob51988]

I did have line bigger than 3/16. I went and got the correct beer line size and cut it to about 6 ft… Took everything apart again and cleaned everything again. Put the PSI to 10 and its still coming out foam but not as bad. Doesnt rush out like crazy anymore either. Made sure to thoroughly clean the shank and coupler. Im looked at everything and it looks like evey thing is put together correctly and washers are in all the right places

[PointPleasantNJBeerguy]

Have we fiddled with the co2 pressure at all cranking it up?Or of what quality is your regulator?Cheap chinese, micromatic?

[Rob51988]

Its a double regulator. I know one is for output to keg. The other is a tank pressure gauge for measuring PSI of CO2 in the tank which honestly I'm not really sure what that means. Its currently at 10 psi.

[PointPleasantNJBeerguy]

did you turn the pressure past 10 fiddling around trying to get rid of your foam problem, was thinking maybe you over carbed keg.And also what I meant before cheap chinese regulators are known for reading one pressure and dispensing at a different pressure.
How about this.
Perform the flashlight test on your beer line(research if not familiar with). Do you see lots of bubbles in line or just beer?

[Rob51988]

A lot of bubbles

[PointPleasantNJBeerguy]

A lot of bubbles

This is most likely a pressure issue then..Meaning your regulator isn't actually pushing what it says it is.
Or you turned pressure up past 10lb for a while.
Or Coupler obstruction, Is the check ball inside coupler floating freely?

[Rob51988]

Is that the back flow stopper?

[PointPleasantNJBeerguy]

Is that the back flow stopper?

Yeah the little ball that rattles inside coupler. Unless its stuck then it wont rattle.

[Rob51988]

Nope i replaced it and checked it twice. Its in the right way and is t stuck. I also tried 10, 15, 20, 30Psi. No visible difference between any settings

[PointPleasantNJBeerguy]

Ok so this is a balancing issue.. You need to set to proper pressure but not sure where to put that without knowing beer type and actual beer temperatures. Set to 10lb for now. Then need to burp keg off excess. Co2 done by pulling over pressure ring on coupler shaking keg and repeating again a few times. Then hopefully we can get on track.
Please search this forum for understanding the v/v of beers and dialing in according to liquid temps.