I've got two kegs going right now and they are complete opposites on carbonation even though they are both linked together on the CO2 supply. #1 is almost total foam. #2 is almost flat, zero foam and not carbonation.
They are both running off the same CO2 regulator. 12psi. There is a 3 way manifold feeding each keg (one is shut off). There are no check valves or secondary regulators on this set up. 10ft 4mm EVA lines. Perlick type faucets.
Both kegs had been cellaring for over a year so I expect some difference in CO2 volumes from long term storage.
Both have been in place for a week in the current set up. Since the CO2 supply is common, I would expect which ever keg is more carbonated to bleed CO2 to the less carbonated keg until they are both the same volume of dissolved CO2 in the beer and head space pressure becomes equal. How long should this take? A week? A month?
Keg #1 was being served in another kegerator for a few weeks at 12psi own secondary regulator. It poured well. 10ft 4mm EVA line. Intertap style faucet.
When keg #1 was moved to the new kegerator it started being all foam. Even shutting off the CO2 manifold to isolate it from the other keg's pressure (or lack of it), I still get nothing but foam.
I'm hesitant to blame the Perlick.
Is this an issue of keg #1 CO2 constantly coming out of the beer because keg #2 has very little CO2 in the beer? And will just be like this until they balance pressures?
They are both running off the same CO2 regulator. 12psi. There is a 3 way manifold feeding each keg (one is shut off). There are no check valves or secondary regulators on this set up. 10ft 4mm EVA lines. Perlick type faucets.
Both kegs had been cellaring for over a year so I expect some difference in CO2 volumes from long term storage.
Both have been in place for a week in the current set up. Since the CO2 supply is common, I would expect which ever keg is more carbonated to bleed CO2 to the less carbonated keg until they are both the same volume of dissolved CO2 in the beer and head space pressure becomes equal. How long should this take? A week? A month?
Keg #1 was being served in another kegerator for a few weeks at 12psi own secondary regulator. It poured well. 10ft 4mm EVA line. Intertap style faucet.
When keg #1 was moved to the new kegerator it started being all foam. Even shutting off the CO2 manifold to isolate it from the other keg's pressure (or lack of it), I still get nothing but foam.
I'm hesitant to blame the Perlick.
Is this an issue of keg #1 CO2 constantly coming out of the beer because keg #2 has very little CO2 in the beer? And will just be like this until they balance pressures?