 |
|
12-28-2006, 10:45 PM
|
#1
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 58
|
Low Serving Pressure
|
|
Just wondering why my instructions for my keg system say to carb at 30 for 48hrs, then set to 5 for serving pressure.... most of you guys use 10-12 with the set it and forget it method. My beer is carbed now and i couldn't get it to pour a good glass unless i set it to 5 psi. 10-12 was way too much for a serving pressure. Should I try to use the patient method from homebrew.com?
|
|
|
|
12-28-2006, 10:57 PM
|
#2
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Taunton, MA
Posts: 1,878
Liked 24 Times on 20 Posts
|
I am of the opinion that the set it and forget it method eliminates all of the guess work and is the only way to get consistently repeatable results.
As far as you having difficulty serving beers at 10-12 psi, I would ask you what length of serving line you were using, and was is 3/16" ID thick walled, smooth bore beverage tubing?
John
|
|
|
|
|
12-28-2006, 11:39 PM
|
#3
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Willamina & Oak Grove, Oregon, USA
Posts: 25,610
Liked 107 Times on 102 Posts
|
The size & length of the tubing needs to be adjusted for serving pressure or the other way around, which is much easier. My kegger runs 10-12 psi for serving & has 6 ft. of 3/16" tubing. Party taps are 4 ft. of 5/16th and I de-gas to 5 psi for them. The soda water is 30 psi & 12 ft of 3/16th.
__________________
Remember one unassailable statistic, as explained by the late, great George Carlin: "Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!"
"I would like to die on Mars, just not on impact." Elon Musk
|
|
|
|
|
12-29-2006, 12:58 AM
|
#4
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 58
|
i have 5ft of BEVLEX 3/16th id line
|
|
|
|
|
12-29-2006, 03:23 AM
|
#5
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Taunton, MA
Posts: 1,878
Liked 24 Times on 20 Posts
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by MidRex
i have 5ft of BEVLEX 3/16th id line
|
Is that connected to a faucet or a picnic tap? If it is a picnic tap, 5' may not be long enough.
John |
|
|
|
|
12-29-2006, 05:35 AM
|
#6
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 748
Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts
|
i feel like this topic comes up at least once a week here. can we put this up in a FAQ of some sort here?
|
|
|
|
|
12-29-2006, 05:38 AM
|
#7
|
|
Nothin' like a lil 60 grit...
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Southwest
Posts: 13,325
Liked 380 Times on 237 Posts
Likes Given: 40
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by johnsma22
Is that connected to a faucet or a picnic tap? If it is a picnic tap, 5' may not be long enough.
|
Regardless of the tap, 5' is likely to be too short. Especially if the tap isn't at least a couple of feet above the top of the keg. |
|
|
|
12-29-2006, 05:41 AM
|
#8
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 748
Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts
|
i use about 5 ft for my kegerator beerline lengths, i serve at 10 psi at 40F, which is about 2.3 volumes of co2. my pour is pretty decent, i think.
|
|
|
|
|
12-29-2006, 04:06 PM
|
#9
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 58
|
i guess to clarify a little...I have a cobra tap, everything is in the fridge at 38deg, and the line is just circled around the keg.
|
|
|
|
|
12-29-2006, 04:49 PM
|
#10
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Chickasha, OK.
Posts: 1,037
Liked 2 Times on 2 Posts
|
Line is too short. I have the same kind of setup, but use a 1/4 inch hose, about 5 feet and can serve around 11 psi with not too much foam.
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
|
|
|
.gif-1367621329.gif)
