how to uncarb an over-carbonated keg?

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I accidently over did things when I was force carbonating a keg of IPA last week. Now I get 15.5 oz of foam and 0.5 oz of beer when I pour a pint. I've left the keg hooked up to the gas at 10 psi since then (6 days ago) thinking it may equalibriate with time but not much luck so far. Any thoughts on how to de-carb a keg?
 
Have you pulled the pin to release the pressure that was initially on your beer before setting it down to 10 psi?
 
You'll need to bleed the pressure out a few times. The CO2 needs to go somewhere.
 
As simple as that sounds, no I haven't tried pulling the pressure relief valve yet. But I just did and will keep doing so for the next few days. I'll report back and let you know how it turns out. Thanks!
 
There is a great video on YouTube for decarbing kegged beer by guy named jakecpunut. Sorry I am unable to get the link right now. I will try to get it later.
 
[ame="http://youtu.be/xk79UYGmAk8"]http://youtu.be/xk79UYGmAk8[/ame]
Had a Over carbonated pint of IPA with my dinner. Then finished my plate with a perfect pour. So pumped thank you Brew gods
 
http://youtu.be/xk79UYGmAk8
Had a Over carbonated pint of IPA with my dinner. Then finished my plate with a perfect pour. So pumped thank you Brew gods

Guy really needs to STFU and get to the point; it's like a bad porno movie, someone needs to tell him the focus is NOT the dude holding the camera.

He doesn't get to the actual technique until the 8:10 mark


Works like a charm....even for the impatient!

Only fast-forwards 3 seconds for me; on an 11 minute video, it's pretty ****ty
 
Adjust the PSI to what you want, then move the gas line to the beer line and hold the pressure release pin open. You'll hear the CO2 bubbling through the beer. Do this for a few minutes and move the gas line back to the gas line.
 
Works like a charm....even for the impatient!

haha.. I've gotten so many positive comments and private messages for the help from that video..

then you have a couple of kids come along and complain and make negative immature comments.. I reckon it's just too hard for some to scroll ahead..

and yeah I'm definitely long winded! Especially when I have a few haha

:mug:
 
Video TL;DR:

* Hook CO2 to the beer-out (you'll be pushing it in backwards, down the spear), like for original carbonation.
* Pull the pressure release.
* Send low-pressure CO2 down the tube -- your goal here is just to make the beer bubble, to "shake" the over-carbonation out. (Go until it stops bubbling.)
* Pressure release.
* Low pressure bubbling; pressure release...
* Repeat 3-4x.
* Hook things up normally.
* Test pour.

(Not on video: repeat as necessary to get desired carbonation.)

Special thanks to XMacro for the 8:10 hint. I was trying to watch it at 2x and skip-ahead a minute at a time... :D
 
Video TL;DR:

* Hook CO2 to the beer-out (you'll be pushing it in backwards, down the spear), like for original carbonation.
* Pull the pressure release.
* Send low-pressure CO2 down the tube -- your goal here is just to make the beer bubble, to "shake" the over-carbonation out. (Go until it stops bubbling.)
* Pressure release.
* Low pressure bubbling; pressure release...
* Repeat 3-4x.
* Hook things up normally.
* Test pour.

(Not on video: repeat as necessary to get desired carbonation.)

Special thanks to XMacro for the 8:10 hint. I was trying to watch it at 2x and skip-ahead a minute at a time... :D
Glad it helped.. What people don't understand is "back in the day" when we were making home brew videos it was new and young and we were a small tight community of online home brewers so it was kinda like talking to each other..

We all tended to ramble back then because we were all catching up and sharing our lives as well as our home brew experiences.

Jake
 
Jake: I did not mean to insult. Yours is a every informative video and, as you explain, that was the style, back then. I was just funnin' around and, having sat through a lot of video tutorials, I have a habit of trying to "get to the good part".

I did actually go back and enjoy the "storytime" aspect of it, just *after* I had distilled the info I wanted out of it. Two separate goals, two different modes of watching.

Peace. :)
 
Oh I didn't take it that way [emoji4] it's all good and I'm the same way watching others lol.

Cheers!
Jake: I did not mean to insult. Yours is a every informative video and, as you explain, that was the style, back then. I was just funnin' around and, having sat through a lot of video tutorials, I have a habit of trying to "get to the good part".

I did actually go back and enjoy the "storytime" aspect of it, just *after* I had distilled the info I wanted out of it. Two separate goals, two different modes of watching.

Peace. :)
 
I tried this method about a week ago on an overcarbed keg and it worked like a charm! This could really be a life-changer for me. It always seems that I waste almost a half-gallon or so just trying to get the keg to settle down.
 
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