Head

[paleface]

Just pulled my first few pints from my corny keg setup and I am getting a lot of head. (no jokes please)
Anyway. Watched a few videos on youtube on the carbonation process and bringing back the pressure to serving pressure.
I did the force carbonation process (rolling keg gently while at 30psi for @15mins) and then by my own doing left it for 3 days
at 30psi. Have I over carbonated the ale? I am also seeing bubbles in the beer line and after closing the tap they seem to return towards
the keg. Any suggestions or help appreciated.

[DEMPSEY]

Your not alone as I am forever over carbing my corney. How long is the the beer line. 1.5 meters is often mentioned as the longer beer line helps with the pouring.

[dcalnan]

Are you serving at 30 psi? If so that's wat too high it should be around half that. Look up a carbonation chart for your style of beer, and using the temperature you can work out what pressure, but it should be around 12-15psi for most beer. http://www.brewersfriend.com/keg-carbonation-calculator/

Make sure to vent the keg completely before setting the new pressure.

[paleface]

The beer line is 1.5m long and keg was fully vented before repressurising.
I tried to serve at @5psi. Maybe this is too low. I also dont have a fridge or kegerator, so serving at
Irish summer temperature (ie 14 Degrees) is probably an issue. The beer feels cold though and has a
smooth head, all be it too much.

[Rossa]

You could take it off the gas and bring it somewhere slightly warmer and vent it until the gas comes out of solution. Once that is done set the gas again to carb.

I carb in the fridge at about 8-12 psi for a week or two depending on what it is. Nothing worse for me than an over carbed beer.

I wouldn't worry about the bubbles. It's just co2 coming out of solution but a cold room should help. There is a bit of an art to it but it isn't rocket science so you'll get there.

[auralabuse]

The beer line is 1.5m long and keg was fully vented before repressurising.
I tried to serve at @5psi. Maybe this is too low. I also dont have a fridge or kegerator, so serving at
Irish summer temperature (ie 14 Degrees) is probably an issue. The beer feels cold though and has a
smooth head, all be it too much.

Shake it,  burp it and repeat a few times leaving to rest .  Should take some of the carbonation out of the solution

[DEMPSEY]

Co2 scrubbing with all that burping so you will lose some aroma