Hopefully I'm in the right area. Looking for some help. Suddenly my current keg of Guinness is pouring extra foamy and cascading very slowly. This has never happened before as this is not my first keg of Guinness. I'm about halfway through the keg right now. I've tried different pouring styles i.e. directly into glass, glass tilted, two part pour, ect. Currently running beer gas at 32psi and internal temp of kegerator is 34.5. Any info/thoughts on why it's pouring this way would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I'm not a Nitro man but if @billandsuz is around he has some experience with mixed gases. I will ask if this problem started after connecting a new tank of beer gas?
Has the temperature in part of the refrigerator drifted below freezing? A higher temperature might be better. Guinness suggests 41-45.5 F for serving. A little higher is acceptable for storage. (file:///C:/Users/moode/Downloads/03-01_The_Quality_Chain_Full_Presentation.pdf)
Thanks for the input. Still on the same 20lb beer gas tank. I might have to take the temp of the kegerator up a bit. I just don't want to go up a lot because I have two other kegs in there. Founders Rubaeus and 3 Floyd's Turbo Reaper. It's a Bev Air DD58
Check The gas is on and your regulator is working. Disengage the coupler from the keg and engage. Listen for gas. The choker is not pinched. The beer has not frozen. Guinness is low abv and will freeze before an IPA will. The regulator gauge is not stuck. Tap it to be sure the needle moves. Then, clean the faucet noozle. Unscrew the noozle. Over a towel, push out the screen, flow straightener and o-ring. The screen is very small and it will disappear if you don't pay attention. If the screen clogs it will not pour properly. Wash all the parts in warm water and reassemble. Beer gas is not homogeneous. The gases are not equally distributed. It's filled by weight, and frequently not to the correct proportion. If Tom at your gas supplier is hung over you get 50 50 or whatever. You may have a bad cylinder. Let us know. Cheers
Thanks for the troubleshooting info. I don't know why I haven't checked the screen in the faucet but that's what I'm going to look at first. I will make sure everything else is in working order also. I will update as soon as I get these things done. Thanks
Late on the update but got everything working back to normal. Pretty much went through all my hardware and raised the temp a couple degrees. Yes the faucet screen needed to be cleaned. I think that was the major culprit. Thanks again for the input.
