Help!! BJ's Heferweizen in new Keezer!

[mattmudd]

Not even sure if I'm posting this in the right forum. I just bough a 1/6th barrel of BJ's Heferweizen the circle paper on top says it was brewed April 6th 2014 (today is Oct 5th). When I asked the manager he said to set psi between 21-30 psi. The bartender said 14-18 psi and that their beers come pre-carbonated. My keezer is set to 41 degrees with a 1 degree difference. We let it settle for 6 hours and the first beer popped and coughed and came out super foamy and tasted foul. Any ideas?

 

[bertus_maximis]

I'm no expert but I believe getting the correct pour/balance from your system is dictated by the length and inside diameter of your beer lines. There's a thread somewhere on here about this but can't seem to find it, so here's what I remember.

3/16" ID line has 2 psi resistance per foot.

1/4" ID line has 1 psi resistance per foot

Your faucet can give up to 4 psi resistance.

The difference in the height of your keg and tap will add 1/2 psi per foot.


Lets assume you are using 3/16" beer line, and your faucet is at the same height as the keg.
Choose a serving pressure you want (12 psi is considered standard I believe).
Let's assume your faucet gives 2psi resistance, that leaves 10 psi resistance to make up. 10 psi divided by 2 psi = 5. So you would need 5 feet of 3/16" beer line for your system to be correctly balanced and get the perfect pour.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong about this but this is what I remember to be true. It's how my system is set and I never get problems with excessive foaming.

Not sure about the foul taste. Could just be a bad batch?


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[hunter_le five]

21-30psi is definitely way too high. At 41°F, anywhere from 10-14psi is probably about where you want to be for most beers, unless you prefer you beers to be highly carbonated. If you're having foaming issues, I would definitely turn it down.

http://www.kegerators.com/carbonation-table.php

Also as has been suggested, you may want to invest in longer beer lines. Most kegerators come with pretty short lines (~5'-6'), which can lead to foaming issues. I installed 12' lines in mine, which really helps a lot.