noreaster40s
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I made a 5 gallon batch of Extra Pale Ale from Northern Brewer not long ago. Everything went according to plan from what I could tell. When it was ready in the secondary I kegged it, put it in my single tap kegerator. To carbonate it I usually take the CO2 line off the keg that's already been tapped and put it on the new keg at 30 psi and leave it for about 48 hours. I've done this in the past and it usually works fine for me. Usually .....
I don't know what happened but this time, when I checked it after 48 hours, I found everything frozen! The thermometer in the kegerator was reading in the teens for some reason. All I did was put the new keg in and move the CO2 over to it. No other settings were touched.
Anyway, I got things thawed out and have tapped the EPA to see what damage, if any, was done. The beer tastes fine but there's waaaay too much foam when I draw off a pint. I put the CO2 pressure down to about 3 psi now but it still foams like crazy. So I pour a pint (sorta) suck some of the foam off and let it sit until it settles down. Do this a few times and I get my pint glass about where I want it. Any ideas? thanks.
I don't know what happened but this time, when I checked it after 48 hours, I found everything frozen! The thermometer in the kegerator was reading in the teens for some reason. All I did was put the new keg in and move the CO2 over to it. No other settings were touched.
Anyway, I got things thawed out and have tapped the EPA to see what damage, if any, was done. The beer tastes fine but there's waaaay too much foam when I draw off a pint. I put the CO2 pressure down to about 3 psi now but it still foams like crazy. So I pour a pint (sorta) suck some of the foam off and let it sit until it settles down. Do this a few times and I get my pint glass about where I want it. Any ideas? thanks.