Is your kegged beer as cold as you'd like it??

Mine isn't. I really love my beer don't get me wrong, but when I pull a pint, it's not like taking a beer out of the fridge. I turn the temp up, it freezes the lines. I turn it down. well, you know. What ya'll think???

 

What type of kegging setup do you have? If you have a keezer with a tower, maybe you aren't getting enough circulation in the tower. If you have a refrigerator with faucets in the door, maybe go into vivid detail on how the lines run.

 

Initially I kept my keezer/kegerator @ 37F - I now keep it at 45F and I still let the beer warm up a bit before drinking.

So the answer is I like to be able to taste all the components of the beer and I can't do that unless it is at cellar temps.

 

I'll have to check the temp. I have a Sanyo fridge that I converted with two taps.

 

I like it a little cold too. The last time I cranked it up, I froze the lines. I don't remember how high. I guess I have to slowly adjust it. It's not cold enough for me right now.

 

I keep the kegerator at 41 and it serves at 39-43. Isn't that how it's supposed to work? Are you using some type of temp controller? Is this a trick question?

 

often the cooling element of the fridge will be in the top of the fridge. When the fridge is full of kegs, the cold air does not circulate evenly, so the top of the fridge where all the cold air come from will easily freeze the thin beer lines without getting the kegs all that cold.

solution:

put a small fan (computer type fan) in the fridge to help circulate the air evenly in the fridge.

ymmv

 

I also have a few computer fans to circulate my cold air. Its set to 38 and I have my temp probe in a small bottle of water at the bottom so I know even at the bottom my temp is right. My lines also don't freeze despite running right under the cooling units.

 

You turn the temp up and it freezes....WTF

 

I think it was meant as "turn up the dial to a higher number", which for most refrigerators, that would make it colder.

 

So do you have a temp control?

 

I set mine at 40 and let it float between 38-42. Cold enough for me.

 

I think I have the kenmore version of that fridge, the thermostat is very touchy, especially around "5". after quite a bit of fiddling, I've gotten it to settle just below 40F which is perfect for me. Fiddle with it a bit.

-d

 

Is your kegerator in an air conditioned space? I ask because I'm also in a hot climate and the last few days its been about 100 and my kegerator is in my uninsulated garage and it won't get below 63 or so. I bought a small desk fan and put it in the kegerator last night but the temp was 72 when I woke up this morning so I'm guessing the little bit of heat from the fan increased the temp more than the circulating air helped cool it off. Would a computer fan be any different? I'm just trying to figure out how to keep my beer at like 55 or so for the summer, I'd be happy with that.

 

Its not airconditioned, but doesn't ever get hotter than 80 where it is. If you can't get your temps below 63 it sounds like your unit isn't running properly. I've known people who keep them in their garage to use as actual freezers. Not sure how hot their garages get, but something seems amiss.

 

Yep. When I got home last night my fridge was totally dead and my beer was sitting at 78 degrees. It's over 100 in my garage when its 85 outside so I'm either going to build a small walk in cooler or just buy a big chest freezer. I'll probably build a walk in so I can make it big enough for about 10 kegs and a few carboys too. :rockin:

 

I have two thermometers in my minifridge. One at the top of the kegs, and one at the bottom. They differ by a few degrees. I haven't yet taken a reading after I pour a beer but I figure the beer temp is somewhere in between. But keep in mind that the beer temp might not be what your thermostat is reading.

 

Maybe you should adjust your temp probe location.

If it's high in the chamber, it's not totally indicative of the overall temp. Obviously, it'll read higher if it's near the top.

I've got mine near the floor in order to avoid freezing issues.

 

Start brewing high ABV beers and crank that keezer down!!