[Black Kettle]

I use cornelius kegs and a standard short CO2 tank with double regulator and picnic spigot. I condition my brew for 3 weeks, pumping in gas every other day for a week or so- 30 psi for 2mins or so- 4, 5 times. All the time keeping the keg in the fridge.

Then when it comes time to tap, I attach the hose, set to gas to 10 psi, and I'm ready to go... and that's when I get giant amounts of head.

I'm so thirsty by this point, I just tap off into a big bucket, let the head settle down and pour into a pitcher, to serve into pints.

No matter what I do, I get the massive head cap. Any suggestions? I know this isn't how life's supposed to be.

Thanks!

[will241]

I'm certainly no expert but I think you need to turn your pressure down to 5 psi for dispensing. At 10 psi I get massive amounts of head also but when I turn it down to 5 psi it does come out slower but much better.

[WacoBrew]

In my experience 10psi is fine. I think the problem is that 30 psi is too much. The pressure will remain 30psi in the keg until it is released. Setting the regulator to 10 psi only works after the 30psi has been released. This is why you get the giant amounts of head. You could try to either just pressurize at 10psi all the time (this is what I do), or release the pressure right before tapping. That should take care of it.

Kevin K.

[ElDucko]

Jockeying pressure around is unnecessary trouble. I keep mine at about 6 or 8 psig (seems to vary a bit), which is about as low as my regulator will go. Head is still a bit high, but better than when I was using 9 (which was what the pressure tables recommended). It equilibrates in well under the three weeks minimum that you should lager beer. Be patient!