Fridge Temperatures

[Mick]

Fella,

I'm after any some help with getting my keg fridge temperature down lower.

I am currently using a bar fridge with dual font as my beer dispenser of choice; however for some reason the temp for the fridge doesn't get below 9 degrees. This is clearly not the best temp for aussie beer. Does anyone have any information or recommendations for getting a fridge colder? Obviously I have got the fridge turned up to the max.

Thanks

Mick

[bhami]

Hi Mick,

There is a trick I use to get fridges down colder. Look inside the fridge to see where the thermostat probe is located (in most older fridges this is a thin (maybe 2 or 4mm in diameter) silver coloured metal tube. This is normally located fairly close to the cooling part of the fridge. What you can do is unscrew the tube and relocate it away from the cooling part of the fridge so it doesn't kick out so quickly. I have done this on a few fridges to get them down to -1 for cold conditioning (I have a digital thermostat hooked up to the fridges so they don't get too cold, if you don't have another thermostat you might have to play around with the location of the tube and controls a bit to make sure the fridge doesn't use too much power and get too cold). The other problem that you might have is that your fridge might be running low on gas. This can only easily be fixed by getting a fridge/air conditioning repairer in.

Hope this helps
Ben

[Mick]

Oh Bhami - oh great one. Your wisdom knows no bounds. I adjusted my fridge as per your directions and the temperature started to drop. It is currently sitting at 6.5 degrees - 4 below average!!!!

One more question if I may - Is it possible/sensible to put the thermostat probe in a glass of water to get the fridge to drive for liquid temp or should I let it go??

Mick

[christopher]

You need to keep a little beer fridge.You need to keep temperature of around 55F that is CONSTANT. Second: medium-high humidity. Also, the storage should be low to no vibration. Note that you should NEVER actually drink a beer right out of the fridge.