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jonlanctot10 · 08-24-2012, 06:04 PM

I have been having trouble with my kegerator. I have a single tap Nostalgia beer fridge and every time I get a keg, it goes flat and is EXTREMELY foamy. There is plenty of CO2 in the tank. I have had friends tell me the line needs to be 6-8 feet in length. What could be the cause of this?

skeezerpleezer · 08-24-2012, 06:24 PM

What is the ID of the line? I recommend 3/16. I have 8-10' running to all 3 taps and have no issues. The 1/4" i had before foamed a lot.

Another thing- does it only do it on the 1st pint? Do you have a tower? If you do 2 in a row, does it get better. If the beer in the line gets warm, it will foam. I had to rig a way to keep the lines in my tower cold.

**blacklabel** · 08-24-2012, 06:54 PM

need at least 6 ft of beer line and make sure your gas is set to 8-10lbs for serving....

Typically too much foam means short beer lines, or gas to high.

Now for beer going flat.... You must have a leak some where and the C02 isn't pressurizing the keg properly.

jonlanctot10 · 08-25-2012, 06:14 PM

Skeezer - I believe my line 1/4 and maybe 4 feet long. It does it on all pints, 1st, 4th, 100th and so on. I do have a tower and it is insulated pretty well. I will change the line and see if this works.

Black - I took apart the regulator on the CO2 tank and the high pressure washer was destroyed so that is probably the reason the beer would go flat.

Thanks to you both for your help!!
Cheers

skeezerpleezer · 08-25-2012, 07:31 PM

I would get 3/16 hose. It helps a lot. Also, for my tower, i ran 3 pieces of copper pipe that extend from near the shanks down to a few inches below the tower so it is in the refrigerated part, then sprayed foam insulation around it, then ran the beer lines through the copper. That helps keep them cold. Another option is a running a small computer fan to keep the cool air circulating into the tower.

**blacklabel** · 08-26-2012, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jonlanctot10

Skeezer - I believe my line 1/4 and maybe 4 feet long. It does it on all pints, 1st, 4th, 100th and so on. I do have a tower and it is insulated pretty well. I will change the line and see if this works.

Black - I took apart the regulator on the CO2 tank and the high pressure washer was destroyed so that is probably the reason the beer would go flat.

Thanks to you both for your help!!
Cheers

SWEET!!!

GLad you got it figured out!! I toasted a 5lb co2 bottle once over night...It sucks.

The Stauff · 08-27-2012, 06:33 PM

This thread is helpful for me, because with any luck I'll be kegging in a few months. A potential client of mine just offered me a good working 10cf chest freezer for free today, if I get the job (It's a remodel job I'm bidding on).. I already have two cornies. I just need to scrounge a few bucks for the hardware and co2... I'm sure once I start kegging I will be totally lost. The last time I saw a kegerator in person I was about 12 years old, and it was my fathers.

**blacklabel** · 08-27-2012, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Stauff

This thread is helpful for me, because with any luck I'll be kegging in a few months. A potential client of mine just offered me a good working 10cf chest freezer for free today, if I get the job (It's a remodel job I'm bidding on).. I already have two cornies. I just need to scrounge a few bucks for the hardware and co2... I'm sure once I start kegging I will be totally lost. The last time I saw a kegerator in person I was about 12 years old, and it was my fathers.

kegerators are gifts from God and should be utilized!!!

The Stauff · 08-27-2012, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by blacklabel

kegerators are gifts from God and should be utilized!!!

Amen Brother!

jonlanctot10 · 09-28-2012, 09:36 PM

I want to thank all of you for your input. I brought my tap system to the local brew store (Blackstone Valley Brew Supplies, RI) and before he, Steve, even touched the system he knew what was wrong!!! I had an oxygen regulator instead of a CO2 regulator and not enough tubing. Thanks again!!!

Jon