NOVA Brewer
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The kegging is going well. I have fixed all leaks in my system, put my Irish stout on the gas with the "set it and forget it" method, and got 10' of 3/16" beer line, and have balanced my system at about 42 degrees, at 12 psi. Lovely pours!
One problem - the first pint of the day has a distinctly "plasticy" taste that is not an off-flavor in the beer. If I dump the first pint, subsequent pours are fine. I guess this is from the beer sitting in the line overnight/for a few days.
Running through some quick calculations, I figured that the volume of beer in my line is (pi*r^2*length, or 3.14*(3/16")^2*120" = 3.314 cubic inches of beer. That works out to about 1.836 ounces of beer.
So, dumping the first 1/4 of a pint should fix it, I'm reckoning.
One problem - the first pint of the day has a distinctly "plasticy" taste that is not an off-flavor in the beer. If I dump the first pint, subsequent pours are fine. I guess this is from the beer sitting in the line overnight/for a few days.
Running through some quick calculations, I figured that the volume of beer in my line is (pi*r^2*length, or 3.14*(3/16")^2*120" = 3.314 cubic inches of beer. That works out to about 1.836 ounces of beer.
So, dumping the first 1/4 of a pint should fix it, I'm reckoning.