Hola from Charlotte

[weirrp]

Just wanted to introduce myself. I've been brewing for about a year, and am completely addicted. I have brewed 16 batches into bottles, and recently 2 into kegs. I built a keezer with a 2 tap tower. It works awesome, however the two kegs are flat. I kegged them before I had gas, so I carbonated them with 3/4 cups of priming sugar. They have plenty of head, but taste flat. Does anyone know what I might have done wrong? I have a good setup, but now want to make great beer. I have my favorite clone in my secondary, and want it to carbonate properly. Can anyone help?

 

[Professor Frink]

Welcome to HBT! As far as naturally carbonating kegs, I've only tried it once, and it didn't work very well at all. I force carb all my kegs, it's much easier to get your carbonation level to where you want. If you have a lot of head, but it tastes flat, then your beer lines might be too short, how long is your beverage line?

 

[weirrp]

maybe about 42 -46"

 

[Professor Frink]

That sounds too short to me. For a balanced system, you need 6-7 feet. If you're shorter, you're going to lose CO2 when you dispense.