Chris Wooffindin
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Good afternoon everyone,
I hope someone could please give me a bit of help? A few months ago I bought a second hand refurbished corny keg and I've had a few problems with it just dispensing foam.
What happens is that you pull the tap, there's a brief pause before the tap 'coughs' up some foam before settling to pour a very foamy pint.
To give some background, the set-up is simple using my built kegerator with gas coming in to the keg and using simple dispensing taps from keg kingdom. I believe I can discount the wrong beer line and connectors as it works fine with the other kegs (plus I did spend a lot of time balancing the lines versus the serving pressure / CO2 levels I wanted for my desired temperature).
I've also replaced all the seals on the keg so this shouldn't be an issue,
I first thought it was the post valves, but I've swapped them for other valves that work fine with my other kegs, and the problem remains.
The main difference between this keg and the others is that the dip tube for the out post is straight and doesn't get as near to the bottom of the keg in comparison to the other two. In fact the other two sort of sit closely to the middle of the bottom of the keg (there's a bit of a dent in the centre) given that the dip tubes are slightly bent. I can't really see why this would make a difference though?
My only other thought is that it's somehow sucking in air, but I fail to see how. I'm also not sure if this would explain the slight pause and 'foam cough'.
Has anyone had a similar issue or have any recommendations on how to resolve the issue? It's very annoying as it simply ruins the beer I've taken the time and effort to brew.
Many thanks for your help.
Chris
I hope someone could please give me a bit of help? A few months ago I bought a second hand refurbished corny keg and I've had a few problems with it just dispensing foam.
What happens is that you pull the tap, there's a brief pause before the tap 'coughs' up some foam before settling to pour a very foamy pint.
To give some background, the set-up is simple using my built kegerator with gas coming in to the keg and using simple dispensing taps from keg kingdom. I believe I can discount the wrong beer line and connectors as it works fine with the other kegs (plus I did spend a lot of time balancing the lines versus the serving pressure / CO2 levels I wanted for my desired temperature).
I've also replaced all the seals on the keg so this shouldn't be an issue,
I first thought it was the post valves, but I've swapped them for other valves that work fine with my other kegs, and the problem remains.
The main difference between this keg and the others is that the dip tube for the out post is straight and doesn't get as near to the bottom of the keg in comparison to the other two. In fact the other two sort of sit closely to the middle of the bottom of the keg (there's a bit of a dent in the centre) given that the dip tubes are slightly bent. I can't really see why this would make a difference though?
My only other thought is that it's somehow sucking in air, but I fail to see how. I'm also not sure if this would explain the slight pause and 'foam cough'.
Has anyone had a similar issue or have any recommendations on how to resolve the issue? It's very annoying as it simply ruins the beer I've taken the time and effort to brew.
Many thanks for your help.
Chris