puckjer
Well-Known Member
this is my first time kegging a homebrew so bear with me. i got it all kegged up a week ago and checked for leaks. no leaks on any connections and the keg seems to be holding pressure nicely. my setup is as follows...38 degrees in the kegerator, i set the pressure to 12 psi, 5 ft of beer line. the pressure has been at 12 psi for a week now. i know it should take about 2 weeks to fully carb the beer at that pressure. the question if have is this. when i open the faucet the beer just trickles out barely forming a thin stream. now i know its not carbed yet but at 12 psi i would think that would be enough to push the beer through the lines and produce a normal pour. i have a dual body regulator and on the other line i am pushing a commercial keg at 10 psi and it pours perfectly. am i missing something? does the beer have to be fully carbed before it will push out of the keg at that pressure? there is no air in the beer line so i dont know what else it could be. i guess it is possible that the dip tube is clogged but this keg came straight from keg connection cleaned up and ready to sanitize. this beer was in my secondary for 3 weeks and it was very clear when i kegged it so i doubt there is really any sediment at the bottome that is getting sucked up the line. the little bit of beer that is coming out of the faucet is very clear as well so that makes me think its something else. any ideas on what i should do?