Hi,
I have a keg of Nut Brown Ale that I've been battling foam issues with. I'm having a party Saturday, and I'm hoping to get it settled down by then. I'm getting very foamy pours, even when I set my Perlick Flow-Controls at a very low flow rate. By my estimate, the keg has just under four gallons of beer in it.
The big issue is it's over-carbed. Long-story short, I let the keg warm up somewhat and purged the headspace. When I put it back in the keezer, it carbed up to almost 20psi. I've been working on dropping that, but it's still high and I think there's a lot of suspended CO2 in the beer.
Last night I dialed my regulator down to around 8 PSI and purged the headspace on the keg. This morning, the regulator was showing 16 PSI, so the beer appears to still be over-carbonated.
My plan is to pull the CO2 line off the keg, purge the headspace, and unscrew the pressure relief valve. I'd leave the keg in the keezer (like I did last night), so the beer remains at serving temp, but I'm thinking some of the CO2 will come out of suspension if the keg isn't under any pressure.
Any thoughts on this, and any idea how long to let it set before I hook the CO2 back up? My plan would be to set the regulator fairly low (maybe 10 PSI) and see if it stays stable or increases again.
Thanks for your help!
I have a keg of Nut Brown Ale that I've been battling foam issues with. I'm having a party Saturday, and I'm hoping to get it settled down by then. I'm getting very foamy pours, even when I set my Perlick Flow-Controls at a very low flow rate. By my estimate, the keg has just under four gallons of beer in it.
The big issue is it's over-carbed. Long-story short, I let the keg warm up somewhat and purged the headspace. When I put it back in the keezer, it carbed up to almost 20psi. I've been working on dropping that, but it's still high and I think there's a lot of suspended CO2 in the beer.
Last night I dialed my regulator down to around 8 PSI and purged the headspace on the keg. This morning, the regulator was showing 16 PSI, so the beer appears to still be over-carbonated.
My plan is to pull the CO2 line off the keg, purge the headspace, and unscrew the pressure relief valve. I'd leave the keg in the keezer (like I did last night), so the beer remains at serving temp, but I'm thinking some of the CO2 will come out of suspension if the keg isn't under any pressure.
Any thoughts on this, and any idea how long to let it set before I hook the CO2 back up? My plan would be to set the regulator fairly low (maybe 10 PSI) and see if it stays stable or increases again.
Thanks for your help!