Why is my kegerator foaming on every beer I pour, literally 90 foam that settles. Regulator is set at 8lbs after force carbing for 4 days at 30.
At any point in time is the beer line dipping below the level of the top of the keg? If so that could cause some foaming. Mine used to do that because my lines were too short and the line dipped below the top of the keg. Ever since I got longer lines and suspended the lines around the top of the inside of my kegerator I have no had problems.
Beer is about 40 degrees as a guess. Line is short, 3 foot tops going up to a tower. Line does not go below the dip too low. Inside diameter is 3/16. I will be suspending the line inside and see how that works to start.
I know you said it is foamy all the time, but something to think abou is tha with it being a tower setup the first pour will be foamy a lot of the time due to the warm beer in the tower. People have done this to help: http://www.kegkits.com/kegerator5.htm
My guess is that a slightly longer line (maybe a foot longer) would balance this (if it's truly an 'every' pour situation and not just a 'first pour' problem).
With a 3 ft. line there's not enough resistance in your system. I've always done 3/16 line, 8 feet long, 12lbs of pressure, mid-low 40's temperature, I've never had any problems.
I guess I will have to get longer lines. There were the ones that came with my kegerator when I built it. Have to make a trip to the hardware store tomorrow. 20 foot of line here I come (its 2 lines).
i think you have a few things going on that should be fixed or at least sorted out. your keg of homebrew might well be overcarbonated. it is hard to know, but no amount of adjusting your system is going to fix an overcarbed beer. you are going to be screwing around with this appliance forever and a day if the problem is your beer. check your temperature. 40 is fine, but you really do need to know for certain. use a quality thermometer on the first 1/2 pour. check it again on the 2nd full pour. it should be the same, otherwise you have a warm spot in the tower which should be corrected. and it should be 40, not 44 or 46. a few degrees makes a difference. 3/16" line provides 3 pounds of resistance per foot of line. try 5 feet of line for a few days. it is easier to trim 6 inches at a time than to keep adding line. i suspect you will have a good pour with 5 feet of 3/16" at 40F. Let us know how it works out.
don't just get any old line from the hardware store for you beverage line. You want food grade beer line. Otherwise it can leech into your beer. If your hardware store doesn't carry it, check out home brew stores, or on-line.
You're a genius, Camil1mj. Couldn't figure out why I was getting excessive foam, and turns out I had a delivery line that was hanging below the liquid level in the keg. Thanks!
Huh? That doesn't have anything to do with foaming. While it may appear to have fixed his problem, it is likely due to the line length he added as opposed to position of the lines. My lines are always below the liquid level because I don't coil them, and with a properly balanced system there is no foaming. Your issue may have gone away but it wasn't because you moved the line above the liquid level. Now if you told me the line was hanging next to or touching the cold plate before you moved it, then you would be on to something.
