Growler fill - Keg blown

[DoomRider]

So, I was going to take a growler to a party this afternoon, and I was filling it from my keg. I have about 62 oz of fresh beer in said growler and then I hear it.... HISSSSS! Well, as we all know, the stuff that comes out of the bottom of a keg is not exactly appetizing to your regular BMC drinker. So, now I have a growler of hazy beer to drink all by my lonesome! Not such a bad thing, but wondering if this has happened to anyone else?

Before anyone starts, I understand, that I could have taken said growler to the party (as the beer will taste fine), but I am weird about quality control and presenting the best product I can. You never know, there may be someone there that has never had HB at this party and after having a glass from this growler, expects all HB to look like muddy creek water.

Anyway, pissed me off! If I didn't have that pint on Wednesday, smooth sailing. Such is life

 

[Homercidal]

This is par for the course for me. Just when I decide to fill a couple of bottles or a growler to take somewhere BLAMMO! Empty keg.

What I would do to help prevent sediment from sullying your growler fill is to bend the keg dip tube so it sit slightly higher and off to the side. This will keep the gunk from being sucked up at the end of the keg. It will slide to the middle, while the tube is off to the side.

And as an added bonus you will get clearer pours sooner because the tube won't be at the bottom where the sediment settles.

And you can always bend it back if you care to later.

 

[DoomRider]

That is actually a really good idea. I will definitely try that soon.

 

[DrunkleJon]

That is one of the reasons I persued the RaspberryPints project. With the flowmeters you have a great idea of how much beer is left (usually within a few ounces give or take). This always happens when I am trying to kill the keg the night before and it refuses to kick, then after you quit and go to bed the next day when you decide to pull another beer from the magical neverending keg it blows on you.

Shortening/bending the dip tube definitely helps though. This was just the yeasts way of telling you to not give away the beer and that last bit was just for you.

 

[Homercidal]

Too bad kegs don't have a "Spare Tank" feature, whereby when the first dip tube runs out, you can switch over to the second tube to get a few more pours...

 

[DoomRider]

Believe me. I enjoyed my cloudy growler! Luckily, I had some bottles from another batch to take to folks at the party. Funny thing though, when I got to said party, everyone was drinking out of Solo Cups. Sooooo, no one would have even known!