houseofcole
Active Member
Hi Guys... I have a problem that I hope you can help me with.
I have a home made chest freezer type kegerator, and have set it up with a tap on the outside to dispense cold carbonated beer.
I have a problem where the first pint I pour is 80% head...The second pint I pour is perfect.
I read in one of the US brewing magazines about how to balance the beer lines... I have a 4m beer line curled up in loops inside the kegerator from the Keg to the tap, which should reduce the pressure nicely for a keg stored at 1oC and 7 - 8psi.
What I notice is that CO2 builds up in the beer line, and collects in the high points of the beer line loops. This must happen because the beer in the beer line is at a lower pressure than the beer in the Keg. If there was a leak, I would notice beer in puddles on the floor, but there is no sign of this.
If anyone has any advice ion how to prevent this, please can you help me.
Thanks
Paul
I have a home made chest freezer type kegerator, and have set it up with a tap on the outside to dispense cold carbonated beer.
I have a problem where the first pint I pour is 80% head...The second pint I pour is perfect.
I read in one of the US brewing magazines about how to balance the beer lines... I have a 4m beer line curled up in loops inside the kegerator from the Keg to the tap, which should reduce the pressure nicely for a keg stored at 1oC and 7 - 8psi.
What I notice is that CO2 builds up in the beer line, and collects in the high points of the beer line loops. This must happen because the beer in the beer line is at a lower pressure than the beer in the Keg. If there was a leak, I would notice beer in puddles on the floor, but there is no sign of this.
If anyone has any advice ion how to prevent this, please can you help me.
Thanks
Paul