Aggressive foam from Keg

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Aggressive foam from Keg

chow

2019年10月16日 10:32

For the record, I am using some storebought kegs, but figure you guys know more about all of this than I do. EDIT: I checked the internet and the couplers to the keg are of the sanke variety.

Here's the deal: I have a two tap kegerator and the aggressive amount of foaming is wrecking my beer drinking experience. I've got the CO2 set to the lowest setting the regulator will allow (4psi) and it's kicking out SO much foam, I am unsure what to fix now.

I haven't run the tubing in the kegerator very elegantly. But I am opening the tap as fast as possible and doing everything else you would (glass angle, etc.) But the foam that fires out of the tap right now is just so... aggressive.

Help?

Chow

Topic foam co2 kegging homebrew

Category Mac

Brewmaker · Accepted Answer · 2015年1月26日 16:10

Hey thanks for sharing your problem.

I have been having the same issue with my corny keg and I am trawling through all the forums to get a solution.

I have learned that carbonating and serving my poor poor beer at 3 bar (45 Psi) is way way waaaaay to high. I disconnected the CO2 gas and vented the keg yesterday several times over a few hours to remove all the excess carbonation. Tonight I will vent it again, connect the CO2 at 10 Psi and hope for the best.

This discussion has been the best I have found on the topic so far. But the final result has not been posted which I assume that means it was solved ;) . It would be nice to hear from you Chow if this was a success. Cheers mate

I will post my findings here tonight if it works. Thanks

Bren

paul · Accepted Answer · 2013年5月3日 04:58

The excess foam is because there's too much pressure. There are two things I would try. The first is easy - turn off the CO2 and let the pressure in the keg push the beer out. If the sanke coupler has a release valve, you can use that to bleed off the excess CO2.* Once you have released the pressure and your problem should go away. Once it goes down, turn the CO2 back on and set to 4-5 so your beer doesn't go flat.

Another thing you can try is to use a longer piece of beer line tubing. How long are you using now? For corny kegs 6' is generally fine, but for sankes like you have, 10' is better.

*Edited to include suggestion from Tobias Patton in comments.

ASTX813 · Accepted Answer · 2013年5月2日 19:38

In addition to the comments regarding pressure (which I agree is the most likely cause; Even if you've turned down the pressure, the actual pressure in the keg won't go down until it's released through the tap or a relief valve), I'd also ask what the conditions of your beer line are. The line & faucet should be cleaned regularly with cleaner (something like PBW or BLC), then rinsed with clean water, and finally sanitized.

Aggressive foam from Keg

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