Dispensing from cornie issues

[Bebop1980]

Hey guys, need some advice.

Ok so not had my cornies from long and went to try my beer that has been sitting on 20+ PSI, took this down to 5 PSI to pour but it just all comes out as foam.

I was thinking it could be the length of the line out pipe as at the moment it is quite short and was thinking if i lengthen this i may be able to get a good stream of beer out before i hit the foam.

Any ideas?

 

[BrotherMalice]

There was a thread on here a few days about a similar issue, I cant seem to find it at the moment though

 

[keith1664]

Do you want to pour a highly carbonated beer or drop the carbonation down?

 

[Darcey]

When you reduced the pressure on the regulator did you release the excess pressure from the keg with the pressure release valve? After gassing up take off the gray gas disconnect and release the pressure in the valve. Then set your regulator to your dispense pressure then reconnect? It took me ages to figure out why my first attempt at kegging wasn't working but I was trying to dispense using the 30psi I had gassed up... not good!.

 

[Bebop1980]

Hey guys after searching a little more seem the pipe length should be about 5ft, mine is 2ft if I'm lucky.

No removed all excess pressure and re-gassed with 5 PSI

I have more line so will give it a go tonight see how i get on.

 

[keith1664]

You'll need to keep releasing the pressure in the keg for a while as there will now be gas coming out of solution due to the reduced pressure.

 

[Hawks]

leave the release valve open and tape a bag over the top of the whole keg ( to stop nasties attempting to get in ) - over a day or so this will release the excess pressure. :thumb:

Instead of carbonating to 20 PSI+ and then releasing to 5 PSI to serve, maintain the correct PSI for the carbonation you are trying to attain. I serve mine from a number of taps, incl a tap on the outpost / tap with 12" of 3/8" pipe / 5' of 3/8" to a font - none produce foam unless I bugger up the PSI :thumb: Mine are ales, so sit at around 2.5 PSI

 

[carl_saint]

There was a thread on here a few days about a similar issue, I cant seem to find it at the moment though

It's here http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=24248

 

[Bebop1980]

Ok need to try a few more things but line length did not help.

Going to chill this right down at the weekend see if that makes a difference and let off all the pressure for a few days.

 

[Hawks]

You'll need to reduce the pressure - line length helps to reduce it at the point of serving, but you are asking for it to do a bit much

 

[Bebop1980]

Pressure is no more than 5 PSI so not sure but would that be to high?????

 

[Hawks]

If it spent a few days at 20+PSI then the volumes of CO2 in the beer would be higher than if it was always at 5 PSI.

To get that CO2 out you need to keep the pressure releasing - you have dropped it to 5 PSI briefly but you still have higher volumes of CO2 in the beer itself which will slowly release ( or quickly via a tap - this is why it is foaming.)

 

[Bebop1980]

Ok Guy's, we have a winner....

Put no gas on, then let off excess gas that built up over a few days then had the following result.

woohoo. :)

 

[carl_saint]

Sweet!

 

[BrotherMalice]

Glad you got it sorted :)

 

[Bebop1980]

Mmmm tastes soo good..... :