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by Brewser
Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:34 am
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING
Replies: 17
Views: 4787

Re: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING

30 psi to seal the lid then reduce the pressure to x psi to carbonate over a week then serve at the same pressure. If your pour is too fast or slow adjust your line length/bore to suit or use a flow control tap. Pressure, temp and time are your 3 variables that you must control. Sent from my iPhone...
by Brewser
Wed Aug 14, 2019 10:11 am
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING
Replies: 17
Views: 4787

Re: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING

The simple answer is that the beer is over carbonated. It is not foaming at the beginning because secondary fermentation has not finished. But as this fermentation continues the carbonation increases and causes foaming. The solution is to ferment out until the real fg is reached and then prime with...
by Brewser
Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:42 pm
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING
Replies: 17
Views: 4787

Re: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING

Haha thanks for your help. Fingers crossed the seal will solve the problem
by Brewser
Thu Aug 01, 2019 3:19 pm
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING
Replies: 17
Views: 4787

Re: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING

Thanks. Can i ask what psi you have your kegs at?
by Brewser
Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:22 pm
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING
Replies: 17
Views: 4787

Re: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING

Thanks. I will have a look. Presumably that is easy enough to replace?
Can you confirm that i shouldn't have to drop the temp to 3c?
by Brewser
Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:46 pm
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING
Replies: 17
Views: 4787

Corney Keg to Beer Tower Set-Up. FOAMING

Hi Chaps, hope someone can help? [-o< I have a 'homemade' Kegerator style set up - Corny Keg in Fridge with beer line to bar mounted Beer Tower. Whatever i seem to do, at least halfway down the keg (if not before) i get a lot of foaming from the tap. Like to serve Ales such as Courage, Directors, Wh...
by Brewser
Tue May 14, 2019 1:41 pm
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Serving Pressure/Beer Line diameter
Replies: 5
Views: 1852

Re: Serving Pressure/Beer Line diameter

Thanks Kev. That's really helpful. I would like to stick to cellar temps of 12/13c, but 7 psi with the thin beer line just dribbles out. I have invested in some wider beer line and will use the formula to determine pressure, to help decide what length of line I need - this is assuming that the lower...
by Brewser
Mon May 13, 2019 12:46 pm
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Serving Pressure/Beer Line diameter
Replies: 5
Views: 1852

Serving Pressure/Beer Line diameter

Hi, hope someone can help? I have a corny keg setup with a beer tower tap. Most beers I brew are Ales/Bitters-such as Wherry/Courage/Directors etc (what I call English ales). As a result, I don't like a lot of carbonation, just bit of life! The beer line I was using was 3/8 Outside Diameter ("OD"), ...
by Brewser
Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:44 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Beer Taps
Replies: 9
Views: 2147

Re: Beer Taps

Thanks Kev888 cleaning was what made me look into this also
by Brewser
Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:29 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Beer Taps
Replies: 9
Views: 2147

Re: Beer Taps

It is a pull, not a push tap. I would say standard beer tower style. I guess a good way to describe what I am looking for would be a 'pub style' tap. These seem to be spring bound, but stay 'on' so that a slow pint can be poured whilst doing other things. Then a quick flip and the spring would close...
by Brewser
Thu Mar 07, 2019 12:23 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Beer Taps
Replies: 9
Views: 2147

Re: Beer Taps

Hi thanks for the replies. Yes the spring does come out, but I thought that may affect the functionality of the tap? I would expect in order for it to close tight the spring would be needed. I was hoping for something in between... a tap that stays open when ‘on’ then flips back to close position wh...
by Brewser
Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:12 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Beer Taps
Replies: 9
Views: 2147

Beer Taps

Hi I currently have bar mounted Beer Tower (fairly cheap import I must admit) that works fine. The tap is spring bound, so you have to hold the tap open whilst pouring. A lot of YouTube tutorials show taps that flip open and then stay open without having to hold them open. I was wondering if there a...
by Brewser
Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:14 pm
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: Flat Ale in Keg (no head) - Woodefordes Sundew
Replies: 4
Views: 1849

Re: Flat Ale in Keg (no head) - Woodefordes Sundew

Thanks PeeBee I will persevere with the CO2 since i don't want the bother of having to re-pressurise etc. Another thought i have had is that it may be the current temperature of the beer? I currently have this as low as possible to allow as much CO2 as possible to be absorbed into the beer. Presumab...
by Brewser
Wed Oct 24, 2018 1:44 pm
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: Flat Ale in Keg (no head) - Woodefordes Sundew
Replies: 4
Views: 1849

Flat Ale in Keg (no head) - Woodefordes Sundew

Hi I have brewed many Woodefordes kits so far and i have been very pleased with the results. My current attempt is the Sundew. This was pressure barrelled for priming after 2 weeks in the FV. I later found that the keg seal had allowed some of the CO2 to escape, so the beer was flat, no head forming...