Service problem

[marchio-93]

Hello, I have carbonated beer in keg for about a week, today I tried to spin it with a picnic tap, with 5 psi pressure and only foam came out! The beer was completely degassed. Where am I wrong?

 

[cubalz]

We will need some more information. How long is your beer lines? What is the ID of your beer lines? What is the temperature of the beer cooler? 5 psi is not enough pressure for dispensing most beers so if it is foaming even at that extremely low psi setting. I am betting your lines are too short or your drinking glass too warm.

 

[marchio-93]

Beer at 2°C, the line is long 30 cm. The glass are warm!

 

[bracconiere]

what was it carbed at? and 30cm(11") is not long enough.....

inside diameter of line?

 

[marchio-93]

Carbed with spunding valve, at 26 psi at 19°C
Inside diameter of 1cm
How can I solve? Maybe an higher temperature?

 

[bracconiere]

holy jesus....windows calc tells me 1cm is damn near 1/2".....11" long of 1/2" ID tubing is not going to work....

i don't know much about spunding....but 26 psi, 1/2" ID tubing, and only 11" long strikes me as a problem.......

you need something more like 4mm ID...and about say what 8 feet of it.....colder is better....

 

[marchio-93]

holy jesus....windows calc tells me 1cm is damn near 1/2".....11" long of 1/2" ID tubing is not going to work....

i don't know much about spunding....but 26 psi, 1/2" ID tubing, and only 11" long strikes me as a problem.......

you need something more like 4mm ID...and about say what 8 feet of it.....colder is better....

Sorry, I was wrong:
ID is 5mm
The tube is long 50 cm! (19.6 inch)

 

[marchio-93]

I have this one

 

[bracconiere]

somebody else will have to explain to both of us why they even sell those....

that's what my first keg kit came with also, and until i read forums like these i always poured foam too, had to drop pressure like a noob....then i found out i needed to have a LOT of extra length....and keep it cold too....


edit: if by spin your keg you mean party, look into things called "jockey boxs"