Sears 183.91579 manual Loose Foam, Off-Taste Beer, Sour Beer, Wild Beer

PROBLEM	CAUSE	CORRECTION
Loose Foam.	• This is generally the same as	• See the Flat Beer causes above.
Large soap-like bubbles that	the Flat Beer condition.
settle quickly.
Off-Taste Beer.	• Improper cleaning of the tap.	• Brush and clean the tap properly. It should be
Often bitter and bitey;		scoured using a detergent, then rinsed clean.
sometimes completely lack-	• Contaminated air line.	• Beer tube should be examined. If contaminated, it
ing in flavor and zest. May		should be replaced.
also have an oily or foul	• Improper type of beer tube	• A rubber hose will absorb and retain odors. Try
odor, which carries an		using a plastic tube instead.
unpleasant taste.		*General Recommendations for Off-Taste Beer:
		Beer lines should be flushed after each keg is
		emptied. Maintain fresh, clean, sanitary conditions
		around the dispenser. Smoke, cooking odors and
		disinfectants will harm the taste and flavor of beer.
		These conditions, as described, may come from an
		air source or from actual contact with the glass when
		drawing beer.
Sour Beer.	• Improper transporting of beer	• If possible, have beer kegs delivered in a closed,
Beer tastes and smells	kegs. Beer that is delivered	refrigerated truck. If an open truck is used, cover
extremely yeasty or moldy.	on an open truck during high	beer kegs with tarpaulin for protection against
	summer temperatures may	summer heat and warm air.
	start a secondary fermentation
	process.
Wild Beer.	• Improper drawing of beer into	• Open the faucet quickly and completely.
Beer that is either all foam,
	the glass.	• Proper foam should be a tight, creamy head, and
or too much foam and not
		the collar on the average glass should be 3/4" to 1"
enough liquid.
		high.
	• Yeast growth or other obstruc-	• Check for, and replace any kinked, dented, or
	tions in the faucet, which is	twisted lines from the barrel to the faucet.
	usually caused by a non-refrig-	• Examine for frayed coupling washers behind the
	erated faucet. Worn faucet	faucet that may cause an obstruction.
	parts and worn faucet washers.
	• The beer was stored in an area
	that is not cold enough and	• Keep kegs of beer refrigerated at all times at
	has thus become warm.	38˚F-40°F all year round!
	• Too much air pressure.
		• First, check the source of pressure to make sure it is
		working. Then adjust the pressure to suit a properly
		balanced system. The correct beer flow should fill a
	•  Excessive amounts of CO2.	10oz. glass in 4 seconds at the proper temperature.
		• Adjust the CO2 pressure to as low as possible.
		However, the applied pressure must remain slightly
		higher than the internal pressure of the beer. No
		more than 18 lbs. should be applied. The proper
		amount should be between 10-12psi/lbs.
		• The colder the beer and the higher the applied
		CO2 pressure, the more rapid the absorption of
		CO2 by the beer. This over-carbonates the beer,
		causing Wild Beer.
		• Check the pressure regulators periodically to ensure
		that the operating pressures remain constant.

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