Kenmore 91589 Use & Care Manual page 11

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Condition J Cause Correction
General Recommendations for Off-Taste Beer: Beer lines should be flushed after each keg is emptied. Maintain fresh, clean,
sanitary conditions around the dispenser. Smoke, cooking odors and disinfectants will harm the taste and flavor of beer.
These conditions, as described, may come from an air source or from actual contact with the glass when drawing beer.
Improper cleaning of the tap.
OffoTaste Beer
Often bitter and bitey;
sometimes completely
lacking in flavor and zest.
May
also have an oily or foul odor,
which carries an unpleasant
taste.
• Brush and clean the tap properly. It should be
scoured using a detergent, then rinsed clean.
Contaminated gas line. • Gas line should be examined. If contaminated, it
should be replaced.
Improper type of gas line • A rubber hose will absorb and retain odors. Be sure
you are using the hoses supplied with your unit.
Sour Beer
Beer tastes and smells
extremely yeasty or
moldy.
qr°aiFEnd Beer
Beer draws well at the
beginning of the keg.
Towards the bottom, it
becomes
flat. This is more likely to
occur when beer turnover
is slow.
Improper transporting of beer
kegs. Beer that is delivered on
an open truck
during high summer
temperatures may start a
secondary fermentation
process.
• If possible, have beer kegs delivered in a closed,
refrigerated truck. If an open truck is used, cover beer
kegs with tarpaulin for protection against summer heat
and warm air.
Where air is used as a pressure
source, air replaces the CO2 in
beer, causing
fiat beer. This problem is not
evident when beer is being
drawn rapidly.
• Whenever possible, use CO2 Gas as a pressure
source.
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