continuing problem with flow and foam

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Posted: 11 Oct 2008 00:56

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We have a fairly new kegerator (about 1 year old) and with the most recent keg of Newcastle we had lots of foam and almost no beer flowing. We messed around with everything suggested in this forum--cleaned everything, made sure the keg wasn't frozen, got more CO2, checked the temp and the pressure. Retapped the keg (yes, we have a tap for Newcastle)--finally we gave up on the keg--we eventually ruined the beer with so much tapping, etct.

Got a new keg--same problem with some differences--flow is still not good, still lots of foam, but able to pull beer into a pitcher. have to let foam subside and then we have drinkable beer. But this is a workaround only. Do you think our tap has gone bad? or?

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 17:02

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Hey Storm... Sorry you are still having problems. I know it can be frustrating troubleshooting.

Have you opened the tap and pushed it down all the way, even if that seems a bit counter-intuitive?

Have you taken your tap assembly apart to clean it and make sure all the parts are looking ok? Like the ball check valve, check ball and gaskets within the tap? It's hard to know without seeing the tap, but it sounds like your check ball maybe getting stuck

Other things to check:
Stupid question but I've seen it before, have you crossed your air and beer lines by mistake?

How long is the beer line you are using? Sometimes if your line is too long the beer will foam and gurgle.

Keep us informed on your progress.

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