Help me fine tune my kegerator

[scooter]

I'm still getting a fair bit of foam and would like some advice. Here is what I have.

Kegerator door conversion kit from MM. ie no tower to cool, 5 ft lines 3/16 diameter. It is used in a chest freezer and the temperature inside is at 36-37 degrees as per thermometer in water. I am at less than 500 feet above sea level pouring Labatt's Blue
If I set the PSI at 12-13 psi the beer shoots out awfully fast and isabout half foam. I have to back it down to about 9 psi for a nice slow pour, but then the beer slowly goes flat over a week or two. Am I correct in assuming that I need longer hose?

Thx again.

[Scott Zuhse]

No. You need to determine what the beer temperature is and then set the pressure accordingly. Be aware that when you dispense foam, it is normally perceived as a fast flow. Your goal is to eliminate the foam and end up with a clear flow.

The only way this can be accomplished is to pour a couple of beers into the same glass to acclimating, and then read the temperature of this beer with a calibrated themometer. If you do have 36 F beer @ seal level (1' to 1000'), Labatts Blue should perform well at 12 PSIG and the five feet of 3/16" should be fine. Once you accomplish the clear flow and the flow is still to slow for you, install six feet of 3/16".