Use and Care Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLESHOOTING
Cloudy Beer: Beer in glass appears hazy, and not clear
Possible Causes Solutions & Explanations
1 Over-chilling kegerator and/or
beverage lines
Excessively low temperatures may
cause hazy, cloudy beer, especially if the
beer has been sitting in the cold lines for
an extended period of time. Make sure
that the lines are cleaned, then raise the
temperature slightly.
2 Beer tap was partially opened
instead of fully opened
Always open the tap faucet quickly and
completely. Never open it partway.
Replace any worn washers and other
parts in the tap faucet to ensure the
faucet always opens fully.
3 Air source could be contaminated. If
possible, switch to gas as a pressure
source.
Defective Thomas or tongue vents.
See solution #7 in the Flat Beer section
on page 21.
Always draw fresh air from an outside
source into the compressor. Attach a
hair felt filter to the outside intake, in
addition the existing filter within the line
itself.
Bacteria growth may have developed
as a result of beer backing up through
defective Thomas or tongue vents in the
air line, which air pressure then carries
into the beer barrel.
Check and replace the defective vents
frequently, and always thoroughly clean
the air lines.
4 General conditions that may also
cause cloudy beer.
See solutions #5, 7, and 8 in the Flat
Beer section on page 21 , or solutions
#2, 5, 6, and 7 in the Wild Beer section
on pages 25 - 26.
5 Unrefrigerated food placed on top of
cold keg.
When unrefrigerated products such
as meats, vegetables, fish, or fruit, are
placed on top of a cold keg, it causes
the beer to become warm before the
products become cooled down to
the keg temperature. This change in
temperature also can cause cloudy beer.