TAHammerton
Grandmaster Brewer
So despite the fact I started brewing 20 years ago I only started kegging 6 months ago. I wanted to still put a few beers in bottles so I got a Beer Gun. The first 2 attempts went smoothly. But the last 2 have been complete disasters. I have got nothing but foam. In fact the previous attempt I managed to bottle exactly zero bottles and gave up. I put it down to it being a heavily hopped IPA and the pick-up getting clogged. I cleared it out and put the keg back in the fridge and just finished it with the picnic tap. This last attempt tonight on a Pale Ale I at least got 6 bombers full although they all needed topping up from a 7th as they were foamy. After that the line was completely white and nothing would come out. I checked the pick-up but it had only a small amount of hops in it and was not blocked. Even after cleaning it I got nothing but foam. The keg is back in the fridge.
Both beers were aimed at 2.5 vols and seemed pretty close. The keg was at 13psi and around 37F. I am looking at the carbonation chart now and it seems to indicate 2.7 vols for that which is slightly higher than I wanted but not particularly high.
I realise it is probably something I am doing, but I am frustrated to the point I want to throw the bloody thing away! I have no problem filling growlers from the picnic tap using a foot long piece of PVC tube - not much foam at all.
So beyond telling me what an idiot I am, can anyone offer any advice?
Both beers were aimed at 2.5 vols and seemed pretty close. The keg was at 13psi and around 37F. I am looking at the carbonation chart now and it seems to indicate 2.7 vols for that which is slightly higher than I wanted but not particularly high.
I realise it is probably something I am doing, but I am frustrated to the point I want to throw the bloody thing away! I have no problem filling growlers from the picnic tap using a foot long piece of PVC tube - not much foam at all.
So beyond telling me what an idiot I am, can anyone offer any advice?