Flat Beer

OK did a search, could not find this so here goes. Have had the corney under 35-40 psi in a fridge at around 43-45 degrees. There is plenty of foam when i pour the beer, it fills the glass, but the beer is flat. Am I missing something? I release most of the CO2 and give it a little to about 10 psi to pour. Still lots of foam and beer is flat. Checked for leaks with soapy water and had not found any.

pedalmedic said:

OK did a search, could not find this so here goes. Have had the corney under 35-40 psi in a fridge at around 43-45 degrees. There is plenty of foam when i pour the beer, it fills the glass, but the beer is flat. Am I missing something? I release most of the CO2 and give it a little to about 10 psi to pour. Still lots of foam and beer is flat. Checked for leaks with soapy water and had not found any.

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How long has it been at 35 psi? How long is your beer line?

How long was it under pressure? (35-40psi is a lot!).... I usually finish out fermentation in my corny, so it gets some carbonation during that time.... then I put it under some pressure. From recollection, when I force carbonated exclusively, I would set to the desired pressure, shake the corny like crazy, and then let it sit for 24-48 hours... usually that had good results (I generally was in no hurry as I was pressurizing green beer.

Sorry... Been about a week at 35. I don't understand why the beer is flat. The line is about 3 feet. It is the length that came with the kit for kegging from Mid West.