Pouring pressure

[BeerPigWA]

Got my first attempt at kegging done, the beer corbonated well but when poured is heady as hell! At first I thought that I had over corbonated the keg but it looks just right. I've tried various dispensing pressures largely to little avail . Any suggestions out there?[/b]

[Aussie Claret]

Beer Pig,
The first bit of beer I pour also comes out quite frothy, it's just the beer thats in the line, however this settles down pretty much straight away after the first pour.

When I started kegging I had real problems and couldn't figure over what I was doing wrong.
Just a few questions.
- Are you sure the keg isn't over carbonated?
- Can you pour any beer without too much head?
- Does the headiness improve after the first beer?
- How did you carbonate? pressure, temperature of beer, etc....
- How long is the beer line from keg to tap?
- What pouring pressure have you tried?

There could be a million reasons why your having problems, just a quick check release all the pressure from the keg (just pull the valve open), then when you've released all the co2, open the regulator and set at 10KPa (I know this is very low) you should be able to pour a beer all be it slowly with out too much head; if you still have a heap of head then the keg is over carbonated.

Chhers
AC

[BeerPigWA]

-Possitive the keg isn't over carbonated
-Literally grew up in a pub, so have been pouring 'great' beer since I was 10
-headiness doesn't seem to improve too much after the first beer
-34 psi, 4-5deg C for 2 days. thought it was over carbonated so I bled som of the pressure off over a few hours.
-approx 2m beer line
-tried varios between 0 to 10 psi

[luke]

-Possitive the keg isn't over carbonated
-Literally grew up in a pub, so have been pouring 'great' beer since I was 10
-headiness doesn't seem to improve too much after the first beer
-34 psi, 4-5deg C for 2 days. thought it was over carbonated so I bled som of the pressure off over a few hours.
-approx 2m beer line
-tried varios between 0 to 10 psi

g'day beerbig

The glass you are pouring into not to cold ??????

[Hashie]

Grew up in a pub, don't know that any advice we might give would expand your knowledge of pouring beer.

I pour my kegs at 8psi, 2M of beer line and jug and glasses are taken straight from the freezer. This works for me, but did take some tinkering in the early days.

Have you noticed if the beer's headiness, improves as you draw more off the keg?

I have noticed with mine (mine are naturally carbonated) they may be a bit heady for the first jug or 2 but then taper off to pour good beer.

Another cause could be in your tap/pluto, is it new? If not it may need a service to ensure it is opening fully.

[Aussie Claret]

Beer Pig,
Don't want to contradict your thoughts but I suspect that the keg is over gassed. Did you try my suggestion regarding releasing pressure then adjusting pouring pressure to 10 Kpa not psi?

When you pour and you get heady beer are the bubles very mall or quite large?

AC

[old dog]

Hi Beer Pig,

After reading your responses and others replies,

If your font or tap are warm you will also have foaming when pouring through until it is cold.

IF it is over carbonated I would suggest repurging the keg and rocking for 30 secs or so leave over night un gassed. re gas at pouring pressure and
pour away.

regards old dog

[mitch]

Hey

I just had a similar problem and ended up being a faulty reg /
Maybe give another a go.

[luke]

I had a simillar frothy head on my beer some months back when i first purchased my tap , and found , i had some crap built up on the inside of the tap, when i cleaned the tap , all is good. The crap was semi blocking the exit, which made the beer squirt out.

[danthebeerman]

i read somewhere that if the glass is warm, there will be a lot of head. i'm only new and haven't even tried my first bottle home brew (bottle 1 week ago) although i have a keg ready to be chilled and gassed).