Well I did a search on this and I couldn't find an answer quite like I was looking for. I have a double IPA that has been kegged for over a week. I force carbonated at 25-30 psi for a few days, shaking it a couple times a day. Turned the PSI down to 10 to serve and it's not coming out nearly as fast as I'd thought it would. I filled a growler of it and in 24 hours (without opening) it was almost flat. My buddy said the dip tube might be clogged with hop debris, so I blasted the dip tube with CO2 for about 10 seconds. Pulled the handle and beer with tons of hop sediment in it. Is this just because I stirred it up by blasting CO2 in it? It did pour faster, but the pressure was also turned up to about 13 PSI. Any other issues as to why I may not get a good pour? Or why the beer would go flat, quicker? Thanks!
Regarding the speed of the pour: What are the Length and Inner Diameter of your beer line? And how slowly was it actually pouring? How was it when you filled it? If it went flat in the growler, that's not the kegs's/pour's fault.
If there is hop debris it will clog the poppet WAY before it clogs the dip tube. I'd check that. I have a special shortened dip tube I use for IPAs just for that reason. I'm willing to leave a pint or 2 behind not to fight with that clogging mess.
Diameter, not sure, I got from my local home brewing store and told them what I needed. I think the length is somewhere between 4-5 feet I believe, I can measure when I get home. As far as the pour is concerned, I don't know how to describe it. It wasn't like a trickle, but it wasn't a full flow either. Probably took 7-8 seconds to fill a 12 oz snifter. With probably only an inch of head. I think the issue is the hop debris, because once I cleared the dip tube the beer flowed much better
