Tiny metal ball? related to foam problem?

[dbdubb]

I purchased my first kegerator last week and have enjoyed the learning expierence. Of course I didn't really know what I was doing when I tapped the keg but I figured it out pretty quickly. My questions is after I hooked it up, I was doing a little troubleshooting and closed the coupler. upon re opening the coupler to the keg, a tiny little metal ball came out, what is this ball and is it related to my foam problem now....

My foam problem is, no matter how many times I pour beer from the kegerator, its all foam, I mean all of it. The first 2 days the beer was pouring fine.

I've been messing with the regulator for the co2 chaning the pressure to fix the foam, but nothing seems to be working.

When I adjust the co2 pressure, should i turn the shut off valve to the keg off then adjust the pressure, or does it matter?

Also I woke up this morning and noticed the psi was running around 15 instead of 12, so I went ahead and turned it back down to 10, but I haven't tried to pour beer since.

Any help is greatly apprecatied!

[psychodad]

Sounds like the check ball in the keg coupler. Search Micro Matic's catalog for keg couplers. I believe all of them offer spare parts and there is a parts breakdown on the site. Nearly any of them should be close enough to help you figure out where it goes.


What I do to set my regulator is close the valve after the regulator, set the regulator and then open the valve. The pressure then may show to be too low, but it will soon reach where I set the regulator with the valve clsoed.

[Scott Zuhse]

Not certain you have quite figured it out yet. Have you at any time taken the temperature of the beer in the keg? Based on the brand of beer you have, temperature and elevation you reside - this will determine your pressure to the keg. As to the ball, approximately what diameter is it and where exactly did it come out from?

Also, have you checked for pressure leaks?

[topgun3208]

hey there's Scott with a super moderator title, how is every lil thang? been quite awhile since I have seen ya.