Force carbing

[MyBrewing]

I can't seem to find the right balance for my corney. I have tried moving about the force carb charts but I either get flat beer or foam. I am currently at room temp, 20 degrees, maxi300 Dalex flow control tap and 30psi but its foam.

My bottles that have ripened are fantastic but running out quick!

Is lager btw if it was not obvious and I like it fizzy!

Anyone got any experiences/advise?

 

[carl_saint]

Are you chilling your keg? Co2 dissolves into beer better at fridge temps. Chilling through a chiller before serving will not allow the gas to dissolve and make your beer 'fizzy'.
I'm guessing this will be your main problem!

 

[Brewedout]

If you can lower the temp it will help, co2 is more soluble at low temps. How long is your beerline? Longer lengths are helpful (I think!) , and try increasing the pressure bit by bit giving time for the beer to adjust to higher pressure (as co2 does not saturate the beer instantly) this should prevent you going too far too soon.

 

[WelshPaul]

On the same subject, does the material used for the beer line have much of an impact on the amount of foam?

I recently replaced my two lines and since then they are serving a LOT more foam than they ever used to. They are even allowing pockets of air to gather in the lines:
http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/welsh-paul/?action=view&current=IMAG0859_zps9b143120.jpg

 

[Andyhull]

I am currently at room temp, 20 degrees, maxi300 Dalex flow control tap and 30psi but its foam.

Are you still at 30psi for serving?

Thats way too much if you are, i am no expert (don't even have a keg) but have read that you force carb at 20 to 30psi and then drop down to around 3 to 4 psi for serving!

Andy

 

[Dave1970]

What size of line are you using? I'm serving lager at 25psi with a standard cheapo party tap and getting a perfect head at the moment. The key is that I have about 5ft of 3/16" line between keg & tap. Until I finish building a kegerator this is just at garage temp and even at warmer temps this set up seems to be very forgiving.