MetuchenBrewerNJ
Well-Known Member
I know this is a hot topic here, but I've searched and searched and haven't found a solution that works.
I've had a kegerator for about 6 months. For the first few months we tried to balance the lines but were unable to (they were short and thick.). So, on the advice of HBTers, I got new, 10 ft, 3/16 inch lines. But still, something's not right.
Disclaimer: Everything I've tried I've tried with both homebrews and commercial beers. So overcarbonation in the keg probably isn't a problem, since I've tried things with newly tapped commercial kegs.
I have to lower the PSI to 8 PSI to get a pour that's slow enough to not come out to heady. Any higher than 8 and it comes out way to fast and too heady. The problem with lowering it so much is that when it sits at 8 PSI for a few days, it gets noticeably flat. The only way to do it so far has been to lower for serving, and increase it when I'm not drinking. But there's gotta be a better way (bars don't do that, afterall). I'm looking for a solution to be able to serve at carbonating pressure, so 12ish.
Would increasing to a longer line (12-14 ft, 3/16 inch) help this? Then I'd be able to raise the pressure to 12 and the pour would be slowed down? Some have told me that 10 is already on the long side, yet it still requires such a low PSI.
Any help is much appreciated! I just want a good beer from my kegerator! Thanks everyone
I've had a kegerator for about 6 months. For the first few months we tried to balance the lines but were unable to (they were short and thick.). So, on the advice of HBTers, I got new, 10 ft, 3/16 inch lines. But still, something's not right.
Disclaimer: Everything I've tried I've tried with both homebrews and commercial beers. So overcarbonation in the keg probably isn't a problem, since I've tried things with newly tapped commercial kegs.
I have to lower the PSI to 8 PSI to get a pour that's slow enough to not come out to heady. Any higher than 8 and it comes out way to fast and too heady. The problem with lowering it so much is that when it sits at 8 PSI for a few days, it gets noticeably flat. The only way to do it so far has been to lower for serving, and increase it when I'm not drinking. But there's gotta be a better way (bars don't do that, afterall). I'm looking for a solution to be able to serve at carbonating pressure, so 12ish.
Would increasing to a longer line (12-14 ft, 3/16 inch) help this? Then I'd be able to raise the pressure to 12 and the pour would be slowed down? Some have told me that 10 is already on the long side, yet it still requires such a low PSI.
Any help is much appreciated! I just want a good beer from my kegerator! Thanks everyone