Having a few keg issues

[Paul Cannell]

Pressurised the keg to 30psi for 3 days.

Dropped it down to 10psi today for a sample and all I got was a horribly slow pour and 100% foam and flat beer.

Have checked all the connections a it's not leaking. The c02 is definitely getting into the keg.

Even when I pumped it up to 20psi it makes no difference to the pour.

Beer line is about 2m

C02 bottle has just been filled and fridge is sitting at about 3 degrees c.

Any ideas?

[Richard Jack]

I used a kettle to heat the end, then inserted some needle nose pliers (closed) and then opened them, shrunk back down onto the barb nicely. 

[mattd2]

Once I get it started over the barb I find using a (clean) rag / teatowel to push it home helps. Allow the rag to slide down the tube when you are pushing helps get it on there. Kind of hard to explain in words sorry

[Tilt]

Heating the barb as well as the tubing helps too.

[mark hayward]

hi this is what I do 30 psi for 24hrs force carb then 7-10psi for serving  my beer lines are 2m long and 600mm between top of keg and tap my fridge is 3-4 deg C  hope that's some help

[Matthew Vincent]

Just poured my first beer from my 1st kegged beer. Good carb and poured sweet as. Only 24hrs after transferring it from the carboy to the keg. Only 1m of hose connected to a picnic tap.

Did the '40 psi for 24hrs and then dropped it back down to 6 psi to pour' method (thanks Barry!)

Thanks for starting off the post Paul - it's developed into a good resource for 'virgin keggers' :)

I read somewhere (might have been on here?) a guy transfers from his glass carboy to his keg by very carefully/gently pressurizing his carboy with CO2. Has anyone had the balls to try that one? I hate broken glass and quite like my glass carboys so a little hesitant about trying this out ...