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06-24-2006, 01:45 PM
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Foam, Haier, Bud Light, Phoenix AZ....
Ok, in the subject, I mentioned that I'm ATTEMPTING to drink some bud light, out of a pony keg, placed in the Haier kegerator, living in PHX (~1400' elevation). The kegerator is located inside, not in a garage or anything. I'm on my 2nd pony keg now, and I did that Haier kegerator tstat fix already. There isn't a blower in there, mainly because I think I may end up setting the house on fire if I attempt to wire it myself.
So now that all that's out of the way....heres the root of the problem. As with the first keg, I get 1 glass foam, then the next one is about 50/50, and doesn't seem to be getting any better as I pour. 15 mins later, full glass of foam again. What can I do to fix this problem? I'm running 5' of 3/16 into the tower, co2 is set to 11psi (anything higher seems to make the foam worse). Thanks in advance!
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06-25-2006, 08:36 PM
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Higher pressure is not making the foam worse, just making it appear to be worse because it is coming out of the faucet faster.
There is nothing you can do the eliminate the issue with the warm tower unless you install a blower and flex tube.
As to your pressure, what is the temperature of your beer?
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06-26-2006, 10:34 AM
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Looks like the thermo says 39 or 40
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06-26-2006, 11:20 AM
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quote:Have you calibrated your thermometer? Also, are the glasses you are experimenting with inside the kegerator? If you desire an accurate beer temperature, simply dispense two beers into the same glass and take the temperature of the second pour with a calibrated thermometer. Adjust the temperature to about 38 F and set pressure to 14 PSIG if you live below 1000' elevation.
Let me guess, this unit has no system for forcing cold air into the tower.
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06-28-2006, 10:49 AM
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The thermo is calibrated, and the glass was in the kegerator until right before test time. I managed to get the temp down to a solid and stable 38. Should the pressure be 14 at my elevation? I'm still running 10.
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07-02-2006, 05:22 PM
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14 possibly 15 @ 38F Beer temperature.
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