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pms67 said:
No, not really, I initially had 5m and that was a slow pour!
I just cut 2 m off it and tried it, seems spot on to me
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If it ain't broken don't fix it!

I can't quite remember the exact length, but I remember line lengths being a lot longer with taps like below. But once I switched to Intertaps (with a smaller diameter nozzle), the lengths had to be reduced significantly as I was just getting a trickle.

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Ghillie said:
If it ain't broken don't fix it!

I can't quite remember the exact length, but I remember line lengths being a lot longer with taps like below. But once I switched to Intertaps (with a smaller diameter nozzle), the lengths had to be reduced significantly as I was just getting a trickle.

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Yeah that’s my tap mate, might upgrade through time but doing the job for now, can’t justify to swmbo spending any more for a while, “it will save money in the long run” ran out a long,long time agoathumb..
 
For what it us worth - my pour seems fine too and I also stand correcred is was 3/16 and 3 meters. Pours great and carbing seems fine. Will see in time.
 
pms67 said:
Yeah that’s my tap mate, might upgrade through time but doing the job for now, can’t justify to swmbo spending any more for a while, “it will save money in the long run” ran out a long,long time agoathumb..
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Hahaha, I feel your pain.

In all honesty the taps you have are great, zero wrong with them. But I forked out £75 for a fancy tap mounted CP bottle filler (intertap compatible), so sadly had to change all taps too... £15 each seems reasonable, but that turns into £75 for the 5 tap keezer, ffs...

Now I just try and pass off new equipment as old: "Aye I've had that for ages doll, you not seen it before?". Luck will run out soon enough though...:laugh8:
 
@mancer62: What did I tell you:
peebee said:
… You haven't been recommended ten miles of beer-line to drop the pressure yet (it'll come! …
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But if you want to mash your head with the subject I was discussing it recently:
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/keg-pressure-for-dispensing-glasses-of-foam.82203
This will introduce you to the delights of "wet regulators" which I was playing with to simplify calculating miles of tubing: Making it more of an empirical ("suck it and see") exercise rather than a blackboard exercise. @Drunkula described a technique of using "choker tubes" to simplify the restriction and do away with all the line length calculations. Err, you might need some paracetamol before starting on the linked thread.

But any of this won't solve your problem. You've got to drop the temperature. And if that means cooling small quantities as you need it, so be it.
 
FWIW I don't yet have a dedicated keg fridge either, so I force-carb outside - much of the year this is cool enough for typical bitters etc IME.

In this warm weather I've been force-carbing at a slightly higher pressure (about 20psi) for a week or so, then move the (2.5G) Corny into the fridge before serving, provided I can get permission to remove all the boring stuff like vegetables, food for the kids etc to make room. athumb..
 

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