True Manufacturing Company TD-50-18-S-LT - Manual (Page 16)

Flat Beer - Description: Foamy head
disappears quickly. Beer lacks usual zestful
brewery fresh flavor.
• CO2 turned off when not in use.
• Contaminated air source (associated with
compressed air).
• Greasy glasses.
• Not enough pressure.
• Pressure shut off during night.
• Loose tap or vent connection.
• Sluggish pressure regulator.
• Obstruction in lines.
False Head - Description: Large soap-like
bubbles, head dissolves very quickly.
• Dry glasses.
• Improper pour.
• Pressure required does not correspond to
beer temperature.
• Coils or direct draw beer lines warmer than
beer in keg.
• Small lines into large faucet shanks.
• Beer drawn improperly.
Wild Beer - Description: Beer, when drawn,
is all foam and not enough liquid beer.
• Beer drawn improperly.
• Faucet in bad or worn condition.
• Kinks, dents, twists or other obstructions in
line.
• Traps in beer lines.
• Beer too warm in kegs or lines.
• Too much pressure.
• Creeping gauge causing too much pressure.
Cloudy Beer - Description: Beer in the glass
appears hazy. Not clear.
• Dirty glass or faucet.
• Beer over chilled.
• Beer temperature variance in keg (Beer may
have warmed up at sometime).
• Hot spots in beer lines.
• Cutting beer through faucet.
• Beer line in poor condition.
• Dirty lines.
• Beer that has been frozen.
Bad Taste
• Dirty faucet.
• Old or dirty beer lines.
• Failure to flush beer lines with water after
each empty keg.
• Unsanitary conditions at bar.
• Foul air or dirt in lines.
• Oily air; greasy kitchen air.
• Temperature of package too warm.
• Dry glasses
DRAFT BEER PROBLEMS
To minimize draft beer problems, always follow the recommended instructions for temperature
and CO
2
pressures from your beer supplier.
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