Nothing but foam

[lowriderdog37]

I have a batch of root beer that has been doing fine until last night. I am getting all foam out of the keg and through the whole line resulting in a glass of foam.

When making it, I used 4 gal water, 4ish lbs of sugar, then pitched yeast. After a week, I tapped the keg and regulated it to 10psi after releasing pressure. Carbonation seems good. I had this same problem with a half barrel of Yeungling a few months back, it never went away.

What would cause this? Like I said, I am getting foam through the whole line.

 

[TipsyDragon]

lower the PSI to 5 ... make sure the lines are cold all the way from keg to tap.

 

[HalfPint]

1) how long are your lines?
and
2)is your keg frozen on the inside? The only way to check is to open it up and look inside the keg with a flashlight.


I have 10' lines on mine and the only time I ever get foam like that is when I have a frozen keg or it's over carbed b/c I force carbed it.

If I was you, I'd first check to see if it's frozen and if it's not, release the pressure and set it at a lower psi like said above.

 

[lowriderdog37]

1) how long are your lines?
and
2)is your keg frozen on the inside? The only way to check is to open it up and look inside the keg with a flashlight.


I have 10' lines on mine and the only time I ever get foam like that is when I have a frozen keg or it's over carbed b/c I force carbed it.

If I was you, I'd first check to see if it's frozen and if it's not, release the pressure and set it at a lower psi like said above.

1. I thought I put that in there, I guess not. On the RB, I have 20' of 1/4". It's all inside the kegerator.

2. I will check, I but I don't think so as the kegerator is set to 44*. I'll check it this afternoon.

 

[HalfPint]

1. I thought I put that in there, I guess not. On the RB, I have 20' of 1/4". It's all inside the kegerator.

2. I will check, I but I don't think so as the kegerator is set to 44*. I'll check it this afternoon.

Hmm, If your keg isn't frozen and you have 20' lines, your brew would have to be over carbed. That's the only logical explanation I can think of. One thing you can do if it's not frozen is turn the gas off and purge the keg every few hours for a day or so, and then hook back up to the gas at your 10 or 12 psi setting. That may do the trick.