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I was wracking my brain for a couple weeks ... A 3 gallon keg sitting on the hump was fine. Drafting right and tasting good. The 5 gallon keg sitting on the keezer floor was almost all foam. I checked the lines, cleaned the lines, determined that nothing was amiss with CO2 or regulator. I couldn't figure it out. I knew that this Brown Ale was nearing the end, so decided on New Years Eve day to kill it. Tried pouring a total of about 5 pints and most were all foam but would settle into a little bit of beer if set aside. On top of everything else the beer had started to taste like shite. So I decided to pull and replace the keg. TA DA ! The bottom 4 inches were ice and the CO2 space above the beer was all foam. So I checked the controller temp .. 31.5 (F) .. Cold enough to freeze. And did. Somehow - and I don't know when or how - I had gone from cold crashing to crushing cold. Simple lesson - if you are sure that your keezer is built right and leak free and clean .... Check the temp. Carry on. Brew strong