Setting pressure on new Kegerator?

gruversm · May 25, 2008

I purchased a Haier Kegerator from Menards yesterday. Until my 5 gallon Cornie's are ready to fill, I bought a 1/4 barrel of MGD from my local beer store. Yeah...don't give me a hard time.... I have the CO2 pressure set to approximately 11lbs of pressure and it has cooled down to 40F degrees.

My problem is that I'm still getting about 90% foam. Should I dial down the pressure?

Please advise

plumber · May 25, 2008

I just started keging also and have not set it up yet. Here is a link that I am using that will hopefully work. http://http://hbd.org/clubs/franklin/public_html/docs/balance.html

Blender · May 25, 2008

Try venting it and setting it to 8lbs. I would probably vent it until I got it right.

david_42 · May 25, 2008

Part of the problem is the high carbonation level of the beer as sold. Try reducing the temperature to 34F. That will help keep the CO2 in solution.

Denny's Evil Concoctions · May 25, 2008

How long are your beer lines. Too short beer line length is the number one cause of beer foaming.

Most use 7-10 feet of 3/16 beer line.

gruversm · May 25, 2008

Thanks everyone!

Professor Frink · May 25, 2008

+1 on the beer lines. The longer the better.

modenacart · May 25, 2008

Also if you have a tower that needs to be cooled. You must have a fan blowing in the tower. Just being having a hole in the frige for the tower is not enough.

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