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Problem Possible cause Remedy
The beer is
cloudy.
Is the beer too cold?
Allow the beer keg to rest in the beer
pump for a little while, the temperature
will be regulated by the cooling con-
tainer.
Is the beer line contaminat-
ed?
Clean the tap unit (see the “Cleaning”
chapter).
Has the beer keg been
chilled too quickly?
Only use correctly cooled beer kegs.
Too much
froth produced
when drawing
beer.
Is the beer too warm? Allow the beer keg to cool for longer.
Has the beer keg been
shaken?
The beer keg should rest for around
two hours before being tapped into.
Is the beer being squeezed
out of the tap line?
Open the tap handle completely.
Does the nozzle spout of the
tap touch the glass during
drawing?
Hold the glass slightly further away
from the nozzle spout when drawing
the beer.
Did you hold the glass ver-
tically when drawing the
beer?
Hold the glass at an angle so that
the beer can run down the wall of the
glass.
Is the pressure set too high?
Set the pressure slightly lower using
the pressure regulator.
Too little froth
produced
when drawing
beer.
Is the beer too cold?
Allow the beer keg to rest in the beer
pump for a little while, the temperature
will be regulated by the cooling con-
tainer.
Is the pressure too low?
Set the pressure slightly higher using
the pressure regulator.
Are there any grease or
detergent residues in the
glass?
Clean the glass and rinse it with cold,
clear water.
Is the glass too warm? Rinse the glass with cold, clear water.
Is the glass dry? Rinse the glass with cold, clear water.
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