Scott Zuhse - Yuengling Lager

[jhouse]

Hey Scott, i have seen in other threads that you seem to know alot about settings for different types of beer? i am in the process of converting a chest freezer into a tower kegerator and wondered if you knew a good setting for the yuengling lager that i will be tapping in it? I want the beer VERY cold, i LOVE cold beer, hoping to keep it around 30-32 degrees....do you have any knowledge of good settings for this beer? thanks a lot!

[jlopez77]

Yuengling should be dispensed at 38 degrees at 12-14 psig. I'm not too sure if you should go below 32 degrees, you may freeze the beer.

[Snapper692]

Man, I wish we could get Yuengling here on the west coast! That's GREAT beer!!!

[Scott Zuhse]

A fresh Yuengling draught would be difficult to enjoy at 30-32F since the cold temperature tends to mask the flavor of any beer. But, different strokes for different folks. Since Yuengling is a 2.6 v/v beer, 11 PSIG to the keg with four feet of 3/16" @ 32F should be fine.

[jhouse]

thanks a lot for the reply!

the one bar close to me advertised that they served ALL beer at 29 degrees, well when i had my glass of yuengling nice and ice cold it was very good and very refreshing!! i enjoyed it a lot! i figured that 32 degrees in a frozen mug would satisfy me greatly!!!

i just picked up my CO2 tank yesterday and am searching online for a used freezer chest, dont find one by middle/late august and im buying a new one!!

so in order to keep my BEER at/around 32 degrees should the temp of the freezerchest be the same or should it be a little lower??

sorry if these are dumb questions, im a neeeewwwwwbie! lol thanks a ton for everything guys!!!