Bm23-2

[563425]

Hello Everyone,

I have a new BM23-2 and have one nagging issue that I'm wondering is commonplace for others with the same unit. I spliced in 2 feet of 3/16 line for one of the beer lines giving a length of 7'. I have Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold on at 14 PSI. The issue is the first pint is about half foam. The following ones in a short timeframe are 1/2-1" of foam. The temp of the first glass is 40.1. The following glasses are 36. Has anyone else noticed this? I have the blower hose attached at one of the faucets as instructed. With the two lines and insulation plus the blower hose, is it an issue of too little space in the tower? With the commercial product, I was hoping for great pours on the first glass....thanks

[Scott Zuhse]

Check your airflow to be certain it is flowing to the back of the faucet and then down the tower back into the unit. Hopefully there is not any blockage in the evaporator.

What is the gas content in volumes of your beer and what elevation is the system at?

[Hennepin]

I have the BM23 and also spliced in extra line for a total of 10ft. This cut down my foam problems but the first beer was still half foam. I removed the splice and made one long 10ft connection to the tower. This seemed to work for me quite well as my beers pour perfectly at 38 degrees running 14psi. Currently have Dogfish 60 IPA on tap if that helps.

[563425]

The cooling air line is hooked to one of faucet backs positioned so that it hits both of them as best as possible. The tower is cold to the touch. Elevation is approx 1000 ft. I'm not sure of CO2 of the beer. It's all I can do to get beer in that's fresh. With 2 lines in tower, I'm wondering if air flow is impacted enough to make a difference compared to the single faucet.