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This is a survey of the frequently asked questions. It contents an assortment of potential replies. Surely there are a lot of questions about troubles while operating with a tapping plant but this is only a list about the most occuring reasons. So the following answers are to understand as approaches only.


 
Beer is not running
Possible reason Approach
Keg is empty Take a new keg
Keg coupler is wrong Check whether you have the right one
Keg coupler is jerry-built Check it
Air bottle is empty Connect a new one
Valves inside the coupler agglutinates Put them out and clean or renew them
Low pressure of CO2 Enhance the pressure careful with small steps
Carbonic acid escapes Check the lines about leaks (take a spray flask filled with 75 % water and 25 % detergent and spray it all over the bottle and line, in this way you find nearly all leaks)
Beer line has snapped off Check all lines
Beer line is frozen Switch off the cooler and check it
Connecting of beer line and air line is wrong (mixed up) Check it
Cleaning sponges remain in the line Flush them out with water
Compensator tap is shut off Turn it on
Gate valves are closed Turn them on

 
Beer is foaming too much
Possible reason Approach
Beer is too warm Check the temperature and regulate it
Beer line is muddy Clean it
Beer remains more than 5 days in the keg and contents too much CO2 It's better you take 2 small kegs than a big one otherwise you have to empty the big keg within 4 days
Beer line has snapped off Check it
Cooler is defect Check it by specialists or check the electric current
There is a sag in the beer line Check it because all beer lines are to lay with gradient
Correctly operation with the tap The tap always is to open completely
Pressure is too high Reduce it (please note the previous pressure will stay for a little time)
The intermediate regulator is adjusted in a wrong way, too much pressure Reduce it
Cooling fails Check it, sometimes you have to fill in water and clean the device
Isolation of beer line is insufficient Repair it with high efficiency
Glasses has been washed with warm water Wash up with cold water
Kegs have just arrived and had been shaking Transport them very careful

 
Beer has no foam or too little foam
Possible reason Approach
Beer is too cold Check the temperature and correct it
Too low CO2-pressure Enhance the pressure very slowly and careful
CO2 escapes Check the line about leaks (take a spray flask filled with 75 % water and 25 % detergent and spray it all over the bottle and line, in this way you find nearly all leaks)
Glasses are dirty or cleaned with the wrong cleaner Please take only the right glass detergent and change the water a few times. Glasses are to clean first with warm water and after with cold water.
Air bottle is empty Connect a new one
The intermediate regulator is adjusted in a wrong way, too much pressure Reduce it

 
Beer is muddy
Possible reason Approach
Low temperature Check and correct it
Beer keg has stored a very long time with the wrong temperatures Give the keg back to the brewery
Cleaning of the tapping plant happened in a wrong way Clean it detailed again

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