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Spring was the wrong way!!!!! I reversed it, and now I get a good pour. Still too slow, so I’ll cut my lines back until it’s closer to the ‘10s per pint’ target people suggest. I’m about half that speed. Will leave the CO2 at 14psi and see if I can get a bit of carbonation bite to it.

Beer is commercial beer. Could it have gone flat when I sat it at 9psi for a few days? Seems unlikely. How long sitting at 13psi should it take to get fizzy?

So the auto-close spring seems to be causing me grief. And I’m still getting a flat mouth-feel even though I’ve bumped up to 13psi. So: 1. Why is this auto-close spring problematic? Do other people have them? Do they have issues? 2. Why does my beer still taste flat? I’m at 13psi? Surely it...

Video with the auto-close spring installed. Frothy pour.

Video with tap with auto-close spring removed. About the same speed, no froth, and same mouth-feel.

Video with no tap. Half pint in 12 seconds. No foam. Still flat mouth-feel.

The beer is coming out much slower now with these longer lines. The beer is clearly foamy as it exits the tap; the foaming isn’t being caused by high speed, so I don’t think it’s related to the length of the line. Is it because the tower isn’t cooled? Is foaming ‘normal’ with a warm tower?

Thanks everyone for your posts. I’ve got two 8L kegs. Both have the same problem. I’ve just put on 4m (13’), 4mm lines (which I thought would be excessive for the small ID). (Almost) SAME PROBLEM. But pours slower, so it is a little less frothy. This line is far more flexible than the last. The...

I have consulted one - on Mikesolty’s website with the calculator. Even with 43°f and 12psi, the 4mm ID beer line has a calculated length of 4.14’. I had more than this length before I trimmed it. I thought; if I have MORE than what is calculated, then I should trim the line. Keep in mind I am...

Hi. New to keg systems. Have 2x 8L kegs. Sits in a fridge at around 6°c (43°f). Vertical distance from centre keg to tap is 870mm (2.854’). CO2 set to 9psi (have tried 12). Using 4mm (0.15748”) ID beer hose. Have 1.2m (3.937’) in the fridge, and then about 600mm (1.9685’) outside to the taps...