foamy pour, but beer seems flat

[Mikev]

I have a home made kegerator (mini fridge with tower faucet on top) that has worked well in the past with my homebrews. I recently purchased a quick disconnect system with a sanke keg tap for commercial kegs. I have a 5 gallon keg of Bear Republic's Racer 5, and foolishly didn't check the temp of my fridge when I hooked it up, freezing the beer overnight. The beer is now thawed, and I have had my co2 tank set at 15 PSI. When I pour myself a pint, the beer tastes fine, but it comes out quick and foamy, and the beer itself seems flat. Might this be because I accidently froze my keg that it made the carbonation all weird? Can I force carbonate a commercial keg as I do my homebrews? Should I just change the PSI on my Co2?

Specs:

Maintain fridge temp at 40 degrees
CO2 line is approx 5' long
Beer line is approx 5' long.

[bard]

40 degress, 15 psi, 5' beer line - I would drop the pressure until you get good pours.

Can you force carbonate? - I don't see why not. Beer is beer.

Beer tastes flat - Most likely because you released all the co2 during the foamy pour.

[Mikev]

Force carbonated starting last night. Just brought PSI down to 10. Beer is flowing great, and I'm getting ripped.

[bard]

Good times! Now that you know 15 is too high, bump up the pressure until you start having problems again and then back it off. You shouldn't have to force carbonate between uses.

[cubby_swans]

Originally Posted by bard

Good times! Now that you know 15 is too high, bump up the pressure until you start having problems again and then back it off. You shouldn't have to force carbonate between uses.

e-mail the brewer. I've e-mailed several brewers asking their recommended PSI for their beers and I always get a prompt response. Even from Coors regarding one of their 'microbeers' that they've purchased. No need to guess what PSI you should be using.