What to do about Flat Beer

Yooper said:

Hmmm. It should be pretty well carbed by now. You could try turning the gas up to 14-15 psi and see how that is in a few days. What is the temperature of the kegerator?

Another thought I have is sort of a long short. Do you have short (under 6') beerlines? Sometimes with a short line, the beer comes out a little foamy and the top has a nice head but the beer is seemingly flat because the co2 comes out of suspension and makes a head but then the beer doesn't have enough co2 in the beer.

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Revvy said:

Have you checked for leaks around the gas in post and lid?

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BeerguyNC61 said:

How much priming sugar did you add to keg?

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baron said:

Thanks for the response Yooper.

Yes I did crank up to 15psi for a few days and just tried it last night. More foam and still flat.
The fridge is at 45f.
The beer tastes really good -- just flat as hell.

My beer line is 5ft. I don't have my tower tap installed yet-- so I'm just using the picnic tap dispenser right now.

What length beer line seems to work the best?
6ft?

Thanks. Rick

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Yooper said:

I'd say the problem is the short beer line for the amount of carbonation you have. AT 15 psi, at at 45 degrees, you should be at 2.5 volumes of Co2- about perfect. I'd change right away to 10' of 3/16" beverage line and I think your problem will be solved.

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Yooper said:

I'd say the problem is the short beer line for the amount of carbonation you have. AT 15 psi, at at 45 degrees, you should be at 2.5 volumes of Co2- about perfect. I'd change right away to 10' of 3/16" beverage line and I think your problem will be solved.

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baron said:

I made a Christmas Ale recently and experienced same thing -- flat, but foamy.

Have 10 feet of tubing now and have temp at 42 degrees at 12psi.
Perfect pour and nice carbonation.
Thanks Yooper for the suggestion!

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