I really need some help - I have been reading and trying things for weeks and I can't figure out what is going on. I'll try and be as brief as possible.
I have a nitro kegerator setup. Lived in Florida for 2 years, in a high-rise (500 feet up), ran 16 kegs (14 kilkenny(50L) and 2 guinness(50L)) through it - perfect pour until the end of the keg. 75/25 beer gas, 33psi, and estimated 40 degrees (I say estimated becuase it worked so well, I didn't feel the need to calibrate). Life was good.
Moved to the carribean a few months ago, and brought my kegerator with me. Grabbed beer gas, and a keg of kilkenny(50L). Normal routine, just hooked up beer gas and good to go.
Beer was great until last 3rd of keg - then progressively more and more foam. After reading online, it seemed like beer gas was the culprit. The supplier apologized and refilled my tank assuring me it was correct.
Guinness keg(50L) next, with "fixed" beer gas. Exact same problem. Great for first 2/3 of keg, then becoming more and more foamy - like 3+ inch head.
There are only 2 things that have changed, keg supplier, and gas supplier. There is a small restaurant down the street that serves guinness. I asked the bartender about his kegerator setup (looks just like mine - mini fridge with draft on top). He said he has the same problem - they just toss the keg when it hits the 1/3rd mark. Only difference between us is he is using 70/30 mix. We both get our kegs from the same distributor, and our gas mix from the same shop.
Rather than filling this post with all my crazy thoughts and things I have tried - I'm hoping someone can shed some light on what might be going on. So much of what I have read comes from people just starting out, whereas my system was running fine for years.
Thank you so much for any help!
I have a nitro kegerator setup. Lived in Florida for 2 years, in a high-rise (500 feet up), ran 16 kegs (14 kilkenny(50L) and 2 guinness(50L)) through it - perfect pour until the end of the keg. 75/25 beer gas, 33psi, and estimated 40 degrees (I say estimated becuase it worked so well, I didn't feel the need to calibrate). Life was good.
Moved to the carribean a few months ago, and brought my kegerator with me. Grabbed beer gas, and a keg of kilkenny(50L). Normal routine, just hooked up beer gas and good to go.
Beer was great until last 3rd of keg - then progressively more and more foam. After reading online, it seemed like beer gas was the culprit. The supplier apologized and refilled my tank assuring me it was correct.
Guinness keg(50L) next, with "fixed" beer gas. Exact same problem. Great for first 2/3 of keg, then becoming more and more foamy - like 3+ inch head.
There are only 2 things that have changed, keg supplier, and gas supplier. There is a small restaurant down the street that serves guinness. I asked the bartender about his kegerator setup (looks just like mine - mini fridge with draft on top). He said he has the same problem - they just toss the keg when it hits the 1/3rd mark. Only difference between us is he is using 70/30 mix. We both get our kegs from the same distributor, and our gas mix from the same shop.
Rather than filling this post with all my crazy thoughts and things I have tried - I'm hoping someone can shed some light on what might be going on. So much of what I have read comes from people just starting out, whereas my system was running fine for years.
Thank you so much for any help!