New to kegging - Too much head

[E-Mursed]

Put two of the epoxy stirrer restrictors in my output tubes for each keg. I use 3 foot long picnic taps with NO issues. My serve pressure is12psi. Restrictors are available from McMaster and have been written about their use on this forum.

My keezer is narrow and limited in space. I don't have room for 10' x 4 in serving tubing along with CO2 lines.

 

[Yooper]

You guys are freakin' geniuses!

Nah, we're just expert drinkers.

 

[Guidry]

I have a kegging calculator/how to built into my Brew Chart/Workbook (below in my signature). It's free to download. The tab has a carbing/serving calculator and a line length calculator. Fully adjustable so that you control the inputs (line size, height above keg, PSI, temperature, etc...). Also has recommendations for anyone that isn't familiar with kegging to make it easy to use.

If anyone has questions please don't hesitate to ask.

cp

CPooley, I have your spreadsheet, and I really like it. Just checked it to see about carbing a beer I just kegged and noticed something I'm not so sure about in the beer line calculator. Assume a keg is about 3ft tall, and my tap is 6" above the top of keg. That puts it 2ft about center of keg. If I have 3/16" line, using the default "0.75" pour rate, I get a recommended length of line of 2.85'. Does that sound strange to you?

 

[CPooley4]

CPooley, I have your spreadsheet, and I really like it. Just checked it to see about carbing a beer I just kegged and noticed something I'm not so sure about in the beer line calculator. Assume a keg is about 3ft tall, and my tap is 6" above the top of keg. That puts it 2ft about center of keg. If I have 3/16" line, using the default "0.75" pour rate, I get a recommended length of line of 2.85'. Does that sound strange to you?

Yes, that sounds strange. I just input your numbers and got an estimated length of 7.69 (assuming serving temp of 38 degrees and 2.5 CO2). With that I would recommend starting with 10 feet of line and cutting down from there just to be safe.

Your numbers for that hypothetical should read:

- 38 for Serving Temp
- 2.5 for Desired CO2 level
- PSI to use 11 (this is calculated for you, not something you input)
- 2 for Height Above Middle of Keg
- .75 for Flow Rate
- .1875 for Size of Line (in inches)
- 7.69 for Length of Line Needed

Hope this helps. Adjusting for the serving temp and desired CO2 will render adjustments to the length of line needed calc keep in mind. If you have any further questions don't hesitate to ask.

cp

 

[Tombstone0]

Instead of increasing the length of my tubing I added 2 bayonet mixers to each keg. My beer pours perfectly now, it's used to be very foamy after it was fully carbed. I got the idea from this thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/cure-your-short-hose-troubles-100151/#post1092943