Serving pressure for brew fest samples

[Saunassa]

We have a fest coming up and I have had my kegs sitting for a few weeks at 15psi. I am sure I will need to reduce to pour 2-3 ounces in those small glasses. What should I drop it to ? Vent excess pressure and leave it for the week to slowly equalize? What should I use for serving pressure? Cream ale, pale ale and hefeweisen. I use 5 foot, 3/16 inch tubing with stainless party tap faucets Or would plastic faucet be better?
I have not poured a sample yet but will on Wednesday to see how they conditioned and to draw any yeast/trub that has settled out.

 

[Jag75]

How'd it go? When I'm home and want to fill flight glasses I just pull the prv on the keg a tad then fill. It seems to work out , but I'm not filling a lot like you would at a beer fest.

 

[Saunassa]

In my fridge works fine, at the fest it was too carbed to lower the pressure much without bubbling in the lines so had to pour with 12 psi. Set a bag of ice on the coiled line which helped but best was when pouring multiple glasses in row. Due to high pressure the glasses filled quickly. Next year will carb at maybe 8 psi so I can fill slower. That or just fill growlers morning of and place in coolers. Would reduce handling of people's glasses

 

[Saunassa]

I was also surprised how many never heard of a cream ale.

 

[Vale71]

That's one situation where a flow-control faucet is worth its weight in gold...

 

[camonick]

Using a proper length of beverage tubing (12-15’ X 3/16” if you’re kegs are pressurized to 12 psi) that’s kept cold would be the best solution.

 

[crazyjake19]

Could always vent the headspace and re-pressurize it to something like 2-4psi. I used 5ft of 3/16" vinyl tubing for my picnic taps at home before I setup a tap tower for my keezer; they poured great but the lines were very cold. I imagine you might have trouble with line temps at a festival unless you're pouring very often. If you're venting the headspace and using a lower pressure to serve, you could also get the faucets that mount right on a corny keg disconnect and forego the line altogether.

If you see a lot of festivals in your future, you may want to consider buying or building a jockeybox.

 

[crazyjake19]

I was also surprised how many never heard of a cream ale.

Very surprising considering it's one of the few truly American beer styles.