Suds? Man,
do I have suds! I recently brewed a Kolsch style beer and stored it in a
Cornelius Keg. My approach to carbonating a brew has been to turn up the CO2
pressure to 30 lbs, leaving it in the kegerator for a few days. This has always
proven a successful method. Seemingly not so in this case. Pouring a
glass of beer proved a 5 minute challenge. Essentially you got a glass of suds
that when settled was flat.
Occasionally, the tap produced a burst of liquid
that was tasty and well carbonated. However, gaseous bubbles were the norm in
most pours, an exercise that proved most frustrating.
I have
researched possible causes. The most probable, it seems is a short output line
from the keg. While my output line is not as lengthy as most kegerator designs
recommend, the system has produced beautiful pours before and since this keg of
Kolsch.
At this
point, the Kolsch is resting, unattached from any lines in or out. I’m enjoying
my most recent brew, a sweet, bubbly, golden coloured Bavarian Hefe while
pondering the cause and possible solution to my problematic Kolsch.
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