twobears
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I'm a beginner. I bought some kegs I saw on Craigslist, brewed my first batch, and went to a supply store to pick up a CO2 tank. I asked the clerk (which was a young girl, high school student) to fix me up with the necessary equipment to put a picnic tap together. She sold me the ball-lock coupler, a cheap plastic spout and about 3' feet of 1/4" tubing. I stopped at a buddys house (also a homebrewer) and borrowed a regulator. I got the beer kegged and carbed (30 psi, 2 days). I backed off the pressure to 5 PSI, hooked up the tap, and put a few ounces of beer in a glass to taste it. There was no foam at that time, the beer seemed under carbed. So I unhooked the tap, cranked the pressure back up to 30 PSI and rocked the keg back and forth for a few minutes. A few hours later, it was almost ALL foam. I backed the pressure down to about 3 psi which made it better but still not acceptable. Now 2 days later I'm still getting excessive foam. I read a few threads on here about using longer lines and going with a smaller diameter (3/16"). Is that what my issue is? I will also have to get a different coupler and spout that will accept the 3/16" line, correct? Am I on the right track? There are no issues with a temperature difference between the keg and spout as it is all stored inside the 'fridge.