My first kegerator (used). Giving my tons of trouble. My altitude is 946 feet, I tried using 3 ft, 5.5 ft, and 10 ft beer lines which all had 1/4" ID. I've tried an array of pressures from .5psi to 14 psi and nothing seems to work. .5psi comes out foamy, and as I increase the pressure (it should reduce the foam) but it doesn't, and at 14 psi it comes out like a fire hose. I've cleaned the faucet, changed the lines, and I don't know if the problem is just an old faucet, and old coupler, or bad connections. I've tried running it at 38 degrees, and now it's around 32 degrees and foam no matter what.
Visually I can see one or two small air pockets in the line with a very small amount of foam. When I start the pour, it has a lag, then the beer comes out (between 25% and 95% foam), then an air pocket hits squirting beer everywhere. More beer/foam, then another air pocket will hit squirting beer again.
Is it just bad pressure, bad coupler, bad faucet?
I do have a cooled tower too. Everything seems tight enough. I can't figure it out. I love beer, but this is making me want to switch back to cans.
Thanks in advance beer experts.
Visually I can see one or two small air pockets in the line with a very small amount of foam. When I start the pour, it has a lag, then the beer comes out (between 25% and 95% foam), then an air pocket hits squirting beer everywhere. More beer/foam, then another air pocket will hit squirting beer again.
Is it just bad pressure, bad coupler, bad faucet?
I do have a cooled tower too. Everything seems tight enough. I can't figure it out. I love beer, but this is making me want to switch back to cans.
Thanks in advance beer experts.
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