Kegorator help

[robbie2334]

When I pour my first glass it spits foam then starts pouring but still a lot of foam. I messed with the pressure but it don't seem to fix anything. After I pour my first one it don't spit foam for the rest of the day. Any ideas?

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[HOPtuary]

How long is your beer line? What psi are you serving at?

 

[madnetter1]

Possibly could just be the circulation of air in your kegerator. The beer sitting in your tap and lines may be slightly warmer than what is in your keg resulting in foam in your first pour. You could always add a small fan like some people on here do in order to circulate the cold air. I have the same issue, just not too bad to warrant a fan.

 

[robbie2334]

5ft 4nd like 8psi I went up and down and down helps a tad but not right... And I do have a fan in the kegorator but thanks

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[bberg]

Assuming you have the typical ID beer line, you should have 7-10' of line to add resistance to the fluid... that may help with the foam issue.

 

[Rockn_M]

I had the same problem and I put a fan that moved the cold fridge air up into the tower. This works pretty well. The only time I have any foaming is with new kegs that are not down to fridge temps.

There are several discussion here that will walk you through making one but if your like me I just found one already made on Ebay.

 

[Zamial]

Pressure: 8 psi is to low, it should be at 13-15psi.

Length: 5ft 4 is also wrong it should be 4 foot, however sometimes longer can help out as well, this is a YMMV thing.

The foamy sputtering/spitting is probabbly caused by a loose connection (not very likely) or an old crappy faucet that looks like:



The seals in these are notoriously horrible. The sputtering is caused by air getting into the line. Get a Perlick 425/525 faucet and this should go away.

 

[HOPtuary]

Also check you gas and liquid connections at the keg. Assuming you're probably done this tho

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[robbie2334]

Thanks for the help I'll check all that tomorrow and its probably the faucet bc its a cheap one and its a old one bc I bought it used. But this is the first keg that it's done this with

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[day_trippr]

Fwiw, foamy pour problems are rarely caused by a faucet...

Cheers!