Use and Care Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLESHOOTING
8 Moisture in the air system. If you’re using an air compressor instead
of gas as a pressure source, it is imperative
for you to have a moisture trap installed
in the pre-cooler, and you need to drain it
daily. In addition, we recommend installing
an activated charcoal filter to purify the air
before it enters the barrel.
With tank-type compressors, drain the
tank weekly.
Make sure to drain all moisture traps daily.
9 Rapid air movement through beer
being drawn.
A fan, exhaust blower drawing in air, or
blowing out air, across the bar from where
beer is being drawn, may cause the head
of foam to fall quickly. Fans or blowers
should be positioned such that air does
not move directly across where the beer is
being drawn.
Loose Foam: Large, soap-like bubbles (sometimes called fish-eyes)
are present in the foam. Foam settles quickly.
O-Taste Beer: Beer flavor is bitter and biting, sometimes completely
stinking, with a generally unpleasant taste.
NOTE: Beer lines should be flushed after each keg is emptied. Maintain clean, fresh,
sanitary conditions at the bar. Smoke, kitchen odors, bug sprays, and disinfectant will
damage the flavor of beer and make it unpalatable. These conditions may come from
an air source or from actual contact with bar glassware.
Possible Causes Solutions & Explanations
Generally is a flat beer condition. Follow the possible causes/solutions
listed in the Flat Beer section.
Possible Causes Solutions & Explanations
1 Improper cleaning or no cleaning of
the coils, hose, leads, and direct-
draw system.
Make sure to thoroughly clean coils at
least once a week.
Brush and clean the beer taps. (See
solution #2 in the Wild Beer section on
page 25.)
Scour the taps, rods, and tap-seal fitting
with detergent, and then rinse them
clean.
Direct-draw systems must also be
cleaned, same as the coil systems. 4 feet
of direct draw line accumulates as much
per foot as any other system. Make sure
the direct-draw system is clean.