Busted inkbird wreaked havoc on my keezer

[Sanctuary Brewing]

So, I have an Inkbird that apparently has been drifting for a while and while the temp probe was indicating 36, it was really 20. All my kegs got over carbonated and just pouring out foam. I've since regulated the temp of the keezer and purged some CO2 and let everything sit for a couple weeks, but the beers are still pouring way too much foam.

Anybody have something similar happen?

 

[Dave Y]

Kind of. I had a co2 gauge go bad on me, reading low, so when I moved a Pils over to the tap, purged and filled, I got like 3 consecutive pint glasses of nothing but foam. I purged it several times, took it off of the serving gas line and just pulled from it repeatedly over about 7-8 days before restoring co2.

If any are big hop beers, you'll probably lose a bunch of aroma unfortunately.

 

[Sandy Feet]

I have a picnic tap with a short line. It foams often LOL. Pour a couple, get the pressure down, let it set, and get the temperature right. That is all you can do without buying toys. Picnic Tap 2.0 does well with that, but the damn thing doesn't do well with my limited space in the refrigerator.

 

[Donoroto]

Release all pressure, then with the tap open, add a tiny bit of gas until it starts to flow. Slow is good here.

If it still foams badly, leave it (mostly) depressurized a few days, it’ll equalize.

Otherwise, just pour under extra low pressure for several days.

 

[Craigerrr]

Is the question more about dealing with the over carbonation, or is it about the issue with the inkbird?

 

[Sanctuary Brewing]

Is the question more about dealing with the over carbonation, or is it about the issue with the inkbird?

It was more about dealing with the over carbonated beer. I can work around the inkbird until I can either recalibrate it to detect the right temp or replace it. But thanks for the good tips everybody.