Help: Kegerator Foaming Problems!

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by lavafrank, Jan 26, 2015.

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  1. lavafrank

    lavafrank Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2015 Canada (QC)

    Hey Guys,

    i'm new to Beer Advocate. Here is my problem:

    Every pour from the tap is almost completely foam. I have a 4.4 cubic ft home made Danby kegerator. I only have one corny keg in there and my system runs 6 ft of Bevlex 200 at 3/16 inch diameter. My pressure is set at 12PSI and the fridge temperature is roughly 4 degrees celsius (40 F). Can anyone help me with my problem? I have been all over the internet looking for a solution. Most seem to think its a balancing problem. can anybody tell me the ideal PSI?

    Also can overcarbonation be a source of the problem? I force-carbonated my beer at 30PSI for roughly 3 days

    Thanks!
     
    #1 lavafrank, Jan 26, 2015
  2. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Could be over-carbed, you could also have debris in your dip tube, or you may have forgotten to add the dip tube o-ring.

    12 psi @ 40° with 6ft of line will not cause the pour to be all foam.
     
    #2 JohnSnowNW, Jan 27, 2015
  3. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    If your line length, temperature, and PSI setting are accurate, your setup should be reasonably balanced.
    If so, I suspect your fast force carbonation is the issue. You'll want to bleed the pressure periodically until it equalizes.
     
    #3 VikeMan, Jan 27, 2015
  4. TurboBrew

    TurboBrew Initiate (0) May 13, 2012 Michigan

    After much searching/trial and error.... I found that my dip tube was too long/not bent enough at the bottom causing it to syphon almost at the very bottom/not a good pickup surface area. Bent it a bit and issue solved.

    Commonly though:
    -O ring not seated properly on dip tube top
    -Hop blockage partially be in the dip tube or the tubing
    -Faucet has gunk built up if not cleaned frequently

    I carbonate over time though (3 weeks at 12psi no shaking) Soooo yeah. Maybe do that to avoid this rubbish
     
    #4 TurboBrew, Jan 27, 2015
  5. PortLargo

    PortLargo Pooh-Bah (1,831) Oct 19, 2012 Florida
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    Not without some more details, this explains it a little better. Also probable you are overcarb'ed, rotating your PRV valve a 1/4 turn for ~30 minutes will take it down to zero. Expect a long wait for changes to take effect. You can research the problem in the Home Bar forum a little easier.
     
    #5 PortLargo, Jan 27, 2015
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