Keg Fridge Temperature

[fergi]

hi guys, just wondering what temp do you have your keg temperature set on and why you chose that temperature. also do you set your fridge for bottles at a different temp.
cheers
fergi

 

[Fents]

between 2-4c. but i dont have my taps connected directly to my fridge, i have a font on a bar with 1+m of line going from fridge to bar with no temprite or flooded font, so by the time i pull a beer i reckon its warmed about 1-2c and lets off some great hop aroma when it comes through.

 

[SJW]

My chest freezer has 4 kegs in it. The fridgemate is set a 2 deg C with a 2 deg C differential to save start up power. The 160 litre F&P freezer uses 26c of electricity per week with a computer fan running 24/7

Steve

 

[joecast]

5C +/-1C
bottles and kegs in the fridge. that seems to be a pretty good starting drinking temp for my liking.

 

[andrewg1978]

between 2-4c. but i dont have my taps connected directly to my fridge, i have a font on a bar with 1+m of line going from fridge to bar with no temprite or flooded font, so by the time i pull a beer i reckon its warmed about 1-2c and lets off some great hop aroma when it comes through.

I have the same setup but outdoors. I have the same 2c for the same result for a really good beer. On hot days where the freezer/taps can get some sun i target 0-1c to minimize waste but can freeze the lines trying!

 

[cdbrown]

Chesty sits between 1 and 4 deg C. Out of the tap it's a little warmer but not my much.

 

[buttersd70]

Mines about 7C....I need to get a fridgemate for control, cos thats with the thermostat at its lowest setting, and its just too damn cold. <_<

 

[Maple]

Mines about 7C....I need to get a fridgemate for control, cos thats with the thermostat at its lowest setting, and its just too damn cold. dry.gif

Why not just stick them in the cupboard butters?

 

[buttersd70]

Why not just stick them in the cupboard butters?

Then it's too damn warm :lol:

 

[vicelore]

LOL im soo jalous of all you keg guys..

might have to as for one as a Xmas pressie from the GF.

 

[andrewg1978]

Mines about 7C....I need to get a fridgemate for control, cos thats with the thermostat at its lowest setting, and its just too damn cold. <_<

A cheaper option is a simple timer. Have the freezer set to come on for 10mins every 1/2hr - 1hr. and check the temp every hr and see how you go!

 

[Goofinder]

LOL im soo jalous of all you keg guys..

might have to as for one as a Xmas pressie from the GF.

I'm getting a keg setup for Xmas - bought a chest freezer last night and picked up a fridgemate at lunchtime. Kegs and the rest to come in the next couple of weeks.

As for temperature, I'm probably going to start at 6C +/-1C and see how that goes for a bit.

 

[BobtheBrewer]

hi guys, just wondering what temp do you have your keg temperature set on and why you chose that temperature. also do you set your fridge for bottles at a different temp.
cheers
fergi

I keep my fridge just below 0C. Love my cold beer.
Bob

 

[buttersd70]

A cheaper option is a simple timer. Have the freezer set to come on for 10mins every 1/2hr - 1hr. and check the temp every hr and see how you go!

Yeah, I'd considered this....but in its current location, its a pita cos it shares a power point. If I have pints instead of halves, by the time I get 1/3 of the way in, the temperatures risen anyway. Another excuse to drink pints. :lol:

 

[Ross]

A cheaper option is a simple timer. Have the freezer set to come on for 10mins every 1/2hr - 1hr. and check the temp every hr and see how you go!

Cheaper maybe, but will not keep your beer at a constant temperature if the ambient temp changes. Also fridges generally swing by about 10c anyway.
Use a little of the money you saved from not buying commercial beer & invest in a controller that works properly

Cheers Ross

 

[buttersd70]

Cheaper maybe, but will not keep your beer at a constant temperature if the ambient temp changes. Also fridges generally swing by about 10c anyway.
Use a little of the money you saved from not buying commercial beer & invest in a controller that works properly

Cheers Ross

Yeah, I'd considered this Ross...pita setting it on a day by day basis. I kinda struck lucky with the fridge location, it's right in a sweet spot in the house where ambient temperature fluctuation is minimised, and the swing inside is actually pretty minimal, surprisingly (it's much better than my food fridge :lol: )....3C ish under preffered, but reasonably constant, is more preferable to me than warmer, but with bigger fluctuation....but a temp controller (or two) is definately in the not too distant future......mmm christmas, followed shortly by a birthday.....

 

[mwd]

Ales taste better at 8C anyway IMHO. I like stout at 8C and also icy cold too. Real cold seems to kill the bitterness.

 

[buttersd70]

Ales taste better at 8C anyway IMHO. I like stout at 8C and also icy cold too. Real cold seems to kill the bitterness.

Real cold kills all flavour IMHO. I prefer american styles at 8, english at 11, stout at 15.

 

[muckey]

Real cold kills all flavour IMHO. I prefer american styles at 8, english at 11, stout at 15.

not leaving the beer in the keg long enough does too :chug:

BTW

I have my kegs running through a temprite. Only prob is the kegs are at ambient and a real PITA on hot hays.
The intention is to convert a fridge or get them into a fridge and run beer line through the temprite.
depends on what I decide when I get off my lazy a*se