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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #15 on: April 21, 2013, 04:43:33 pm »
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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2013, 04:51:39 pm »
Cool :)
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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2013, 11:31:55 am »
Still a bit too fast. I get barely a nitro head and it taste extremely chemically now. I'm sorta lost

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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2013, 11:41:36 am »
Still a bit too fast. I get barely a nitro head and it taste extremely chemically now. I'm sorta lost

Like a new beer line or worse?
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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #19 on: April 30, 2013, 11:43:35 am »
No its way more pronounced when the psi is higher. Has something to do with that

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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #20 on: May 01, 2013, 01:09:10 am »
Hard to say without tasting it.  if you dump the first half pint or so and then taste the next few ounces and it is bad, then it is the keg - it could be some sort of contamination and not the gas itself.  If it is worse with the gas up that may just be because the extra gas is pushing the bad aromas up into your nose.
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Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #21 on: May 01, 2013, 05:25:54 am »
On my nitro I have to have the gas turned up close to 30 to push the beer at a decent speed and it is still pretty slow on a 6 foot line. I have no idea what your flavor problem is, but it doesn't sound like your restrictor plate is working.

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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #22 on: May 01, 2013, 08:07:20 am »
On my nitro I have to have the gas turned up close to 30 to push the beer at a decent speed and it is still pretty slow on a 6 foot line. I have no idea what your flavor problem is, but it doesn't sound like your restrictor plate is working.

This. Line restriction on nitro is less important because the faucet does the restriction. I'm pushing 30psi out an 8' line, but I've even done 40pis out my 5' mobile kegerator. It's not the line. It's your faucet.

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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #23 on: May 01, 2013, 09:13:26 am »
Crazy...ok then I'll try and return it

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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #24 on: May 01, 2013, 10:13:03 am »
On my nitro I have to have the gas turned up close to 30 to push the beer at a decent speed and it is still pretty slow on a 6 foot line. I have no idea what your flavor problem is, but it doesn't sound like your restrictor plate is working.
when is the last tie you cleaned your faucet? :)

I push at 30 psi or so through 15 feet of line plus a stout faucet and restrictor plate and get a decent pour.  If I was at 6 feet it would come shooting out.
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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #25 on: May 01, 2013, 11:12:04 am »
Faucets brand stinking new. I got it from stainless brewing.com

The plates in there but doesn't look like its working what so ever. Gonna return


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Re: Problems serving beer!! Help needed!
« Reply #26 on: May 02, 2013, 08:56:32 am »
On my nitro I have to have the gas turned up close to 30 to push the beer at a decent speed and it is still pretty slow on a 6 foot line. I have no idea what your flavor problem is, but it doesn't sound like your restrictor plate is working.
when is the last tie you cleaned your faucet? :)

I push at 30 psi or so through 15 feet of line plus a stout faucet and restrictor plate and get a decent pour.  If I was at 6 feet it would come shooting out.

Haven't cleaned it yet but its brand new. I actually didn't set up the line so it is probably longer than 6 feet. Disregard my previous comments.