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Beer quality question....

So, I have a two tap system and only myself to drink them, so I end up having one or two beers from a keg and then letting it sit for a few days and then repeating. I've noticed that the first few pulls from the keg are consistently inferior to the subsequent. I assume this is due sediment accumulating at the bottom of the keg, is there anyway besides filtering to prevent this?

Hey Josh,

Inferior in what ways?

Assuming you're speaking of clarity/sediment only, yes, filtering or fining would help. What I do, however, is just allow for long fermentation periods, then crash cooling for a few days to a week to drop out a good amount of the remaining yeast before kegging. Only rack clear beer, leave the sediment behind in your fermentor and you should be good.

joshwilfong wrote:Beer quality question....

So, I have a two tap system and only myself to drink them, so I end up having one or two beers from a keg and then letting it sit for a few days and then repeating. I've noticed that the first few pulls from the keg are consistently inferior to the subsequent. I assume this is due sediment accumulating at the bottom of the keg, is there anyway besides filtering to prevent this?

Cut about 1/2" off of your dip tubes. You'll lose about a beer and a half, but you won't pull crap off the bottom.

after the keg is cold and carbonated, jack pressure to 30psi. pull a pint. reset regulator and vent keg. done!