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What is your kegerator’s PSI set at?
I’m told it should be between 12-14psi. (And I do) I don’t have a problem when a lighter beer such as Budweiser is on tap. But for a darker beer like Sam Adams, it seems like this pressure is too high and I have to pull the handle, let it run for about half a second until the flow is clear. Otherwise I get all foam……. I know how to pour the beer, and don’t have any issues as long as I wait that half second to put the glass under, I just want to know if it would be real bad to put it at a lower pressure and now waste that 1/2 second of beer coming out..
The short answer:
Assuming 5 feet of 3/16″ beer line, I’d say you need 10.5 PSI at 35F or 13 PSI at 40F. These are typical settings for a store bought kegerator.
The funny thing is that if you LOWER the pressure, you may actually find it gets FOAMIER, as the CO2 comes OUT of solution.
Longer answer:
Sam Adams Boston Lager is a medium bodied Amber Lager. It should be served at about 2.5-2.6 atmospheres of CO2.
40F is about as cold as I’d serve it, but some prefer it colder.
You need to do what’s called balancing your beer line system (I’m totally serious about this). Proper pressure and beer line length depend on the length of the beer line, its diameter, the vertical rise from the keg to the tap, the temperature you serve your beer, and also the style of beer. This web page has a formula you can use to figure out how long your line should be, etc.
http://kegman.net/balance.html
This next web site has a good carbonation chart that will tell you how much pressure will dissolve how many atmospheres of CO2 at what temperature:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/instructions/co2.htm
Good luck and hope your beers pour nicely.
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