1st Keezer Build Questions

[tdolanmahoney]

Hello All,

I recently built my first keezer, took a while and some capital investment but I finally have cold beer on tap! However a couple of issues have come up and I was wondering if anyone had some knowledge that might help guide me in the right direction.

I have read many posts about the issue with foaming beer from the faucet, and after carefully analyzing my set up I am stuck on what the problem could be.
I am running 3/16th ID tubing at 8 feet in length, with a serving pressure of 15psi from a CO2 tank located inside the keezer. My temp regulator reads 40 degrees with a 1 degree variance until the keezer kicks in again. The beer was carbonated at 15psi for 4 days in a fridge that usually hovers around 44 to 45 degrees. I use The Handy Dandy Slow Force Carbonation Chart to carb my beers and normally it doesn't steer me wrong. I recently noticed some bubbles in the liquid line from the keg to the faucet. Checking for leaks I established there is a slow leak coming from somewhere near the post so I left a paper towel at the base of it sure enough it was getting wet from beer leaking out. I assumed the o-rings were bad so i replaced them and the issue continues. I am out of ideas as to what could be wrong. I have since stopped pouring beer to not waste any as the attempts to fix the issue have been draining my keg supply.

Any help someone could offer would be awesome! since I am not sure on what to do now

 

[Chesty1019]

OP: I think you need bigger lines. My first setup it wasn't too bad, I used around 7 ft of 1/4", it was however a coffin box so gravity slowed the pour down but I could never get it just right. I had either no head r too much. I did a few things. I put the temp sensor in a water container of about a quart to hold the temp. This saves energy as well by adjusting to the temp of liquid not air. I chilled it down to 38, so the beer will hold more CO2. I ran 10 ft of 1/4" so I could keep the pressure around 12lbs. The flow is perfect as well as the head now.

Another thing that's possible, I find when the flow of the beer is not consistently running upwards to the tap it causes bubbles. Try to keep the lines from going dipping below the keg post and always maintaining an upward motion.

 

[Chesty1019]

Remember the more pressure you put of of the regulator the larger the volume of lines you need to slow the flow down. Volume is diameter makes a huge difference in total volume of the lines. Take a look at some of the beer line calculators.

 

[tdolanmahoney]

Thank you for the replies. I have cut the lines down by a foot, i also wanted to get an accurate temp reading from the fridge I was using to carbonate the kegs before moving them into the keezer. The fridge was a bit cold and i adjusted it accordingly. I also have made sure to carb at slightly less pressure. tried a new keg out and everything seems to be working well.