Fridge Temp Diff

[fastferdie]

I couldn't find anything here so here's the question. What is the variance in temp on a store bought kegerator? I have just started kegging after 30 odd years bottling and had an old fridge in the shed so put in a tap and drip tray and hole for gas lines etc. but I'm not sure about the temp. At night here the ambient temp goes down to 7 C at coldest and 25 c during the day. The fridge goes down to 3 and up to 5 on my trusty thermometer.

If that is too great I will have to buy a newie but would prefer not to




Any ideas welcomed

 

[Bribie G]

Are you measuring the temp of the beer itself or just the fridge ambient? I would guess that being a big thermal mass the beer would stay fairly constant around the average of those two fridge temps. A bit like my lager fermenting fridge with fridgemate, which cycles between 9 and 13 on the fridge probe but keeps the actual beer spot on.

 

[zoigl]

From my research, beer serving temperature is very subjective, it depends on your personal taste and what you are brewing, lagers/ales/wheat beers etc.
In winter I enjoy cellar temperature 8 -10 c or even higher.
To quencjh a thirst after a hard days work outside, 0c wouldseem to be essential.
My suggestion is to suck it and see, try your current fridge out and then make a move to a new fridge, ifyou have to have it icy cold.
Warmer ales IMHO have more subtle flavours.
Cheers vespa2

 

[fastferdie]

Are you measuring the temp of the beer itself or just the fridge ambient? I would guess that being a big thermal mass the beer would stay fairly constant around the average of those two fridge temps. A bit like my lager fermenting fridge with fridgemate, which cycles between 9 and 13 on the fridge probe but keeps the actual beer spot on.

Thanks for answers

Temp is in the fridge (3-5) the ambient is outside temp. The fridge is on the back patio tho out of sun.

 

[Banshee]

That temp seems fine between 3-5.
Also a thermostat differential of a couple of degrees is good so your fidge is not turning on for a 1 degree difference all the time. Saving power and your compressor.

 

[fastferdie]

That temp seems fine between 3-5.
Also a thermostat differential of a couple of degrees is good so your fidge is not turning on for a 1 degree difference all the time. Saving power and your compressor.

Thanks for that. I can put off the big cost for a while That will make the cook happy and thats not easy after 44 years