Star San foam hiding keg level

[jahlinux]

Anyone have a good way of getting rid of Star San foam in your keg prior to filling it?

I find that the foam completely hides the beer level in the keg and I can't tell when to stop filling. Not to mention the foam spilling out the top makes a mess.

 

[Wolfbayne]

Place the keg on the scale. Fill it up by weight of the liquid.

Roughly 42 pounds depending on gravity of the beer.

Here is a HBT thread discussing the math.... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=526366

Hope this helps.

 

[flars]

I don't use kegs but when I have excessive foam in a flask or carboy I spray the foam with Star San solution to get it to drain out. It will be less awkward to have someone hold the keg inverted at the edge of the work table to spray into it.

I know the foam should not be feared but excessive foam is just excessive.

 

[jahlinux]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try spraying the foam for now, but I'm going to get a scale for measuring grain so I could use it for filling the kegs as well.