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John I would start with your regulator set to 10psi and your temp set to 32º. If you like to have your beer served super cold (as I do when I drink Corona) I would start there. A fun toy to pick up via amazon is this little temp gauge to read how cold your beer is coming from the tap. My guess is that your pours will be around 34-36º once in your glass.

You can then start going down in temp from there as long as you can manage the foaming that will happen as the ice cold beer hits the warmer faucet and then cools it as the beer is passed through it. You will see it condense and immediately cool down, allowing your second sequential pour to be poured much cooler and with less foaming.

Condensation coming from your tower/faucet is totally normal at all times, and you will see an increase during the warmer months. Remember to keep that tower hose aimed up there forcing the cold air to the top of the tower. :)

It's all about finding your initial equilibrium of your system and then fine tuning it for each beer you serve.

I can't wait to see you pouring man!
 
emoshun said:
John I would start with your regulator set to 10psi and your temp set to 32º. If you like to have your beer served super cold (as I do when I drink Corona) I would start there. A fun toy to pick up via amazon is this little temp gauge to read how cold your beer is coming from the tap. My guess is that your pours will be around 34-36º once in your glass.

You can then start going down in temp from there as long as you can manage the foaming that will happen as the ice cold beer hits the warmer faucet and then cools it as the beer is passed through it. You will see it condense and immediately cool down, allowing your second sequential pour to be poured much cooler and with less foaming.

Condensation coming from your tower/faucet is totally normal at all times, and you will see an increase during the warmer months. Remember to keep that tower hose aimed up there forcing the cold air to the top of the tower. :)

It's all about finding your initial equilibrium of your system and then fine tuning it for each beer you serve.

I can't wait to see you pouring man!
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I can't wait either! It shows that it landed at our local depot yesterday and I was hoping it would show today, but no go. Hopefully, tomorrow!

The brew supply shop said they would fill the Co2 bottle while I wait if I brought it in a cooler on ice.

Thanks for the tips Jimmy!
 
That's one of the most thoughtful gifts -- and notes -- I've ever seen. Congratulations on finding her. ;)
 
jfields said:
I brought it in a cooler on ice
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I've never heard of this requirement, did they give a reason why? Co2 is sold by weight, not volume.

When the tank sits in your kegerator the psi will drop as the c02 is cooled, but when warm will increase.

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Mine always sat around the 500psi mark or "almost empty" rendering the gauge useless as it will sit at "almost empty" the entire time and then one day drop to nothing. How nice of this gauge huh, imagine you having a bunch of mates over for some pints and all of a sudden it decides to die.

The only way to know is to weigh your tank by looking on the side of the cylinder for "TW" stamped on the shoulder with some numbers flowing the "TW" stamp . Now subtract the TW number for the total weight and you have your remaining Co2 weight. (TW = Tare Weight) Or use this guide.

Hope this helps :)
 
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Yep, the gauge for the tank on the dual gauge regulators are worthless. Since the kegs will come carbonated (I always think in terms of homebrew where you carb in the keg and so is totally different when wanting different carbonation levels for different beers), PSI shouldn't matter too much, so I agree with starting at 10 and seeing how it pours. If you have the keg for a long time, I suppose the carbonation could drop or raise depending on how much pressure you have on it, but not sure. The colder you have it, the less problems you'll have with over foaming. Like you said, you can let the sour warm in the glass.
 
Great gifts!

I am currently running my home brew at about 10 PSI, and it pours really nice. I have found the commercial kegs in my kegerator like to be at about 8 PSI for best results.
 
That is awesome. Donella rocks you are a lucky man. Hope the new year goes just as good as the last one for you guys.
 
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