Hello, after reading tons of posts about kegging, I am still confused as to why I'm getting so much foam. I got a basic kegging system and decided to keg my first IPA. I've had great luck with bottling in the past. The kit is the basic one from northern brewers.com and consists of the keg, regulator, co2 tank, and lines.
I tried the force carbonation method, I pressurized the keg to about 20 PSI, and shook the hell out of it, let it settle for a few minutes, shook again, and repeated about 7-10 times. I then left the CO2 line hooked up and set the pressure to 15 over night. the next day I pulled the keg out of the fridge (42 degrees) vented the pressure, turned the regulator down to 10 and try to pour. I get violent sputtering and 99% foam. When the beer settles down it tastes great, but I can't pour a glass to save my life. I have tried releasing the pressure and dropping the dispensing pressure down to 5psi, 6psi, 7psi, and so on... I just get a less violent sputter and about the same amount of foam.
Is my beer overcarbonated? Is there something else I should check or try?
Any help would be much appreciated.
I tried the force carbonation method, I pressurized the keg to about 20 PSI, and shook the hell out of it, let it settle for a few minutes, shook again, and repeated about 7-10 times. I then left the CO2 line hooked up and set the pressure to 15 over night. the next day I pulled the keg out of the fridge (42 degrees) vented the pressure, turned the regulator down to 10 and try to pour. I get violent sputtering and 99% foam. When the beer settles down it tastes great, but I can't pour a glass to save my life. I have tried releasing the pressure and dropping the dispensing pressure down to 5psi, 6psi, 7psi, and so on... I just get a less violent sputter and about the same amount of foam.
Is my beer overcarbonated? Is there something else I should check or try?
Any help would be much appreciated.