Recent content by frumpy

i have just tried using a six foot beer line and the pour is alot better i am getting some really good beer now, but there is still a fair amount of froth coming out. i have also noticed that when i close my tap the froth in the beer line all runs up to the top of the line and sits there so when...

i have just tried using around six feet of 1/16 hose and it is pouring alot better but still a fair amount of froth, and i have noticed that when i stop pouring, the froth in the line is bubbling up to the top of the beer line where the tap is so whenever i start pouring the next jug of beer i...

i have made the mistake of not venting before and it went everywhere!! yes i am venting it down now. i am running about a meter and a half (about 5 feet) of 3/16 piping. beer temp is about 4 degrees celcius ( around 40degrees fahrenheit) and is climbing about .6metre ( 1.5 feet) from the keg to...

yes i do vent the keg before pouring (made that mistake once and it went everywhere!!!) i will try using some longer hoses and see how i go

i have been brewing for the last six months and have been having trouble with my keg system. every brew i have made seems to just come out the tap as froth. i am carbonating at 35-40psi for 48 hours then winding back to around 8psi to pour. after getting frustrated with my last batch i opened up...

i am dropping the pressure when i dispense to around 10 psi, would the fact that my beer lines are about half to three quarters of a metre ( not sure what that is in inches sorry) have anything to do with it?

i am having trouble carbonating my kegs. i am following the techniques all my friends do (35-40psi for 48 hours) but all i am getting when i pour the beer is froth. and then the beer is usually flat aswell! i opened a keg after getting sick of this happening and the beer inside was great...