Strange Pour

Brewing Processes
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Hey all,

So my brass tower finally came in, hurrah! Thanks to Korey at Kegworks for helping me out and putting up with my random questions.

I’ve got a Pumpkin Ale which is on tap #1, and on tap #2 I’ve got a nice Irish red. #1 is pouring fine, but #2 is strange. At the beginning of the pour, it looks fine, nice and clear. However after about two seconds it starts pouring the consistency of Guinness. Not that I’m complaining - there’s some beautiful head on this thing once it gets poured, and it’s suuuuper creamy. But I do have to pour it like a Guinness - pour some, wait, pour some, wait. It’s not the style of beer I was going for, so I wanted to see if any of you guys had thoughts about the issue. Here are some photos:

During the pour:

After the pour:

Note that the head is super super super dense. I likey, but I wanna do how to reproduce-y.

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Are they the same type of tap?

If so it seems to me a restriction in there or air being sucked in.

3

The pour looks like it’s trickling out of the orifice.  Is there any blockage w/packaging material or something that is causing churn?

4

Check out the Brewers Association Draught Quality Manual to help you balance your system and get the right pour.  You can download the manual for free.  It’s pretty comprehensive.

http://www.brewersassociation.org/pages/publications/draught-quality-manual

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Ya I’ve got a copy, it’s been really handy so far, but the thing I don’t get is this: I’ve got a Y-splitter on my co2 tank and both lines are the same length, and the lines out to the taps are the same length too, and since I know the other tap is fine I’m pretty sure it’s not a balancing issue.

For the blockages, etc - should I just unscrew everything and see what I can find? I’ll give it a shot tomorrow night to see what I can see - thanks for the tips all.

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Could try tightening the shank/faucet coupling with a spanner wrench, could be pulling air like someone above said but, I would think you’d see a trickle out of it if it was but, worth a shot. Maybe a kink in the line where it mates in the top of the tower.

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You might try swapping the kegs to see if it has anything to do with the beer or the keg you are using.

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After posting to the forum, this is the first thing I’ll try tonight. I figured maybe it was an over-carb problem or something.