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[BarelyBrews]

I finally got around to buying longer (proper length lines)for my kegs.I only replaced two lines.The first took me a half hour i think.PITA.Struggled with them like a crazy man.Could not get my tap water hot enough to slip them on. Finally,i started some water on the stove and short of a boil they slipped right on.Took me three minutes once i remembered the trick of it.The second one took me three minutes once i took it apart.More to do tomorrow.For now i relax.I may have to adjust my new lines(pressure setting-currently at 8 psi).I will play with it some more.My first glass off each keg took twice as long as it used too.My old lines were less than 4 ft, so i hope this is a better set up.How long are your lines? standard and proper length im sure.

[chuck_d]

all of my gas lines are pretty short. That length shouldn't matter. My liquid lines however are all about 5 ft. I usually serve at or near 10 psi with no problems. The only catch is I have to open the tap up all the way in order to avoid a glass full of foam. All of my guests that come over for the first time always open the tap 1/2 way and they always get a glass of foam.

You should always open every tap all the way. Not doing so guarantees that you will get a glass full of foam. You should teach your guests the proper way to pour off a faucet. I know what you are talking about because, "All the way open, all the way closed" is part of my demo too. People think it's like water faucet but it's not, it's carbonated beer coming out of an already balanced system.If your friends are into it enough, have them read this section of the Draught Beer Quality Manual...https://draughtquali...ng-Draught-BeerIt includes corrections to other common mistakes, even in bars, such as touching the faucet with the glass, dipping the faucet into the beer, and filling the glass without any foam head.PS - the only exception to the always open it all the way is when you have a beer faucet that is not producing any foam, you can intentionally foam up the last bit with a partially opened tap. But you have to be careful, since it's not exactly a creamer faucet you can mess up and end up knocking lots of CO2 out of solution and causing overfoaming. Generally this won't be needed though.