I am not a homebrewer but was hoping someone here can help. I drink retail kegs (Modelo, Dos XX, Shiner, etc) from a commercial kegerator and am struggling with carbonation.
I have about 10 feet of line with about 18 inches or so of rise from the top of the keg to the spout. At around 2 or 3 PSI of CO2, I get a perfect pour in terms of foam, but the beer still seems to lack carbonation. Within a few minutes of pouring, virtually all the CO2 bubbles are gone. At 8 PSI, it comes out like a fire hydrant, lots of foam but virtually no bubbles from the get go and tastes relatively flat.
I keep the temperature around 38 degrees. I have fiddled with the CO2 pressure constantly and always seem to end up with one of those results.
Since this is just me normally drinking, I've also tried bleeding the keg before the first pour of the day to see if getting rid of pressure that might have built up over a day or two would help and it doesn't seem to. Any ideas would help...thanks.
I have about 10 feet of line with about 18 inches or so of rise from the top of the keg to the spout. At around 2 or 3 PSI of CO2, I get a perfect pour in terms of foam, but the beer still seems to lack carbonation. Within a few minutes of pouring, virtually all the CO2 bubbles are gone. At 8 PSI, it comes out like a fire hydrant, lots of foam but virtually no bubbles from the get go and tastes relatively flat.
I keep the temperature around 38 degrees. I have fiddled with the CO2 pressure constantly and always seem to end up with one of those results.
Since this is just me normally drinking, I've also tried bleeding the keg before the first pour of the day to see if getting rid of pressure that might have built up over a day or two would help and it doesn't seem to. Any ideas would help...thanks.