Force carb question and http://www.kegerators.com/carbonation-table.php

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  1. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    CO2 levels are obviously a personal choice. The charts will tell you the PSI you need at a given temperature to reach whatever level you choose. After that, it's simply a matter of balancing the system with the proper line length to offset that pressure. I agree with mikehartigan...see if you actually have a balancing problem, and if you do, fix it with a longer line.
     
    #21 VikeMan, Jul 22, 2014
  2. ronobvious2

    ronobvious2 Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2010 Tennessee

    This is my first kegging adventure, so I'm not even sure if I have a problem. Like I said above, I attached my dispensing line to steal a sample out of the keg to see where things were at. I got a lot of foam, but since it was the first pour - I don't know. Seems like 5ft of line is plenty but with no real experience its all guess work on my end, and pretty poor at that.

    I'll definitely work up a Java program or something to help ease all of this once I fully understand it all.
     
    #22 ronobvious2, Jul 22, 2014
  3. Mullen2525

    Mullen2525 Zealot (627) Dec 9, 2012 Massachusetts

    How long has it been sitting at 10-12 PSI? Make sure when pouring with the picnic tap the you hold the lever down fully when dispensing, not doing so will cause a significant amount of foam.
     
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  4. ronobvious2

    ronobvious2 Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2010 Tennessee

    Getting close to a week. I got my freezer last Thursday and quickly got the keg in there with the CO2 attached and adjusted. I had to tinker my temp contoller just a bit but I think it's dialed in now. See http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...419-i-do-too-what-settings-do-you-use.195380/

    I knew about the tap thing. Thanks!
     
    #24 ronobvious2, Jul 22, 2014
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  5. billandsuz

    billandsuz Pooh-Bah (2,097) Sep 1, 2004 New York
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    I am disappointed that NB is selling this item as a flow regulator.
    first and foremost, that product is a ball valve design and it is not designed to restrict flow. ball valves are designed to stop flow when closed and provide free flow when open. there is no in between. ball valves are very reliable which is why they are used on boilers, furnaces, gas lines and other devices that will remain open for years or even decades and then require use without failure.

    flow rate can be throttled with a gate valve. a gate valve is a what is used to control water at the outside garden spigot.

    so...

    no, do not use a gate valve to regulate flow.
    if you need to regulate flow of gas or liquid in your system, you should reconsider the design of your kegerator.
    Cheers.
     
    #25 billandsuz, Jul 22, 2014
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