foam party
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craigie
foam party
hi all. Got my self 2 cornelius kegs and itching to get my first pint. So 4 days ago filled one with a bright euro Lager, chilled it and gave it 30 psi , rolled it around for ten mins then left it until now. My problem is i get nothing out but foam and its Saturday nite errr. I have connected a Stella tap to it with about a foot of pipe. Is it because i need to buy a flow control thing as even foamy at 2 psi.
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craigie
Re: foam party
same size that what goes in the john guest quick fit connections and adapted my tap to fit that same size
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Totem
Re: foam party
I have a lager at about 30 psi and about 4oc connected to the size the fits the keg disconect (what ever that is) which is about a foot, then that goes to a 3/16" tube which is about 3 foot to a dalex tap. This gives a nice pint, I think you need to go to a smaller tube size before the tap. Im sure others will give better advice 
Edit: what temps are the kegs at?
Edit: what temps are the kegs at?
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craigie
Re: foam party
the keg has been at 2 since 8am this morning. Gutted i cant drink it now. Errr. I thought it was because i needed a flow control thing. Will give smaller pipe ago and pray that works but could do with knowing why my fat pipe gives foam and lots of?
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Totem
Re: foam party
If its only been at 2 since this morning then I dont think the co2 would have had a chance to be absorbed (if it had previously been at a higher temp).
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eddy31384
Re: foam party
craigie wrote:the keg has been at 2 since 8am this morning. Gutted i cant drink it now. Errr. I thought it was because i needed a flow control thing. Will give smaller pipe ago and pray that works but could do with knowing why my fat pipe gives foam and lots of?
Decreasing the tube diameter to the tap also slows the beer down some and helps to prevent excessive foaming.
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craigie
Re: foam party
a couple of month on and i think i have finally mastered the cornelius keg foam issue. I put the Lager in bright put the gas upto 18 psi and leave it. Then i surve it at 18 psi through a flow control set a lot lower. It works for me. One happy chappy. Thanks for all advise.