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  1. 11-13-2009 04:24 PM #1
    EKennett
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    I FINALLY got the settings on my chest freezer conversion down, so I was getting great pours. I have on tap a local microbrew IPA that is 2.6v/v. Pretty much out of nowhere I began to get very foamy pours even after pouring off an ounce or two into a waste glass. Settings:

    -8' 3/16 MM tubing
    -14 psi
    -forced air cooled tower, and a fan blowing air inside the keezer
    -37.5 degree F second glass temp, calibrated

    I changed my "standard" faucet to a Perlick 525SS. The old one was getting a bit grimy so I thought that might be the problem. I uncoupled the keg to change the faucet, cleaned it first in beer line cleaner first. What can cause a keg to change like this mid-keg?
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  2. 11-13-2009 04:40 PM #2
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    I FINALLY got the settings on my chest freezer conversion down, so I was getting great pours. I have on tap a local microbrew IPA that is 2.6v/v. Pretty much out of nowhere I began to get very foamy pours even after pouring off an ounce or two into a waste glass. Settings:

    -8' 3/16 MM tubing
    -14 psi
    -forced air cooled tower, and a fan blowing air inside the keezer
    -37.5 degree F second glass temp, calibrated

    I changed my "standard" faucet to a Perlick 525SS. The old one was getting a bit grimy so I thought that might be the problem. I uncoupled the keg to change the faucet, cleaned it first in beer line cleaner first. What can cause a keg to change like this mid-keg?
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    The Perlick you installed was still "warm"? Cold beer hits warm faucet?

    That is my guess....
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  3. 11-14-2009 09:43 AM #3
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    Ask your brewer what psi they run that beer at. I picked up a Seasonal ESB and was told that they usually run about 10 psi to keep from force carbonating the keg. Mine started to act up about 2 weeks in so I dialed the psi down and now it's pouring great again.


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  4. 11-14-2009 10:01 AM #4
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    But whoever told you 10 psi had no way to know the beer temperature to keep from force carbonating the keg.

    For the IPA, 2.6 is high and 37.5 is cold for the style but Beersmith gives me 12 psi for the temperature and volumes that you want.
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  5. 11-16-2009 07:33 PM #5
    EKennett
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    I found that lowering to 12 psi produced a much better pour with a perfect head, however at that psi I began to see gas breakout in the beer line above the coupler.

    I have good air circulation in the tower and in the freezer.

    Maybe I should go a bit warmer??
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