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!!!

[kevin_nj]

Since Yuengling is a 2.6 v/v beer, 11 PSIG to the keg with four feet of 3/16" @ 32F should be fine.

Yes, I know I am bringing up an old thread (proves I search). My reading has led me to the understanding that seven foot or more of beer line is best, yet this references only four feet?

[KillianBoy]

kevin_nj,
Thanks for searching, but searching without understanding won't really help you. Yes, 4 foot of line @ 32 degrees might work but are you going to run @ 32 degrees? (Understand the lower temperature, lower the PSI)
Sure 5 feet at even 38 degrees might pour foam free beer but what if it doesn't, then you want immediate results of foam free beer, then you have to, shut everything down, order new gear put new gear on, get gear cold and run and see.
I'm just giving what my experience is and other information that I have gleaned in this forum, sure the restriction tables say 4-5 feet is sufficient, but this isn't a bar, you are not running beers every minute, you are not worried about getting out the beer as fast as you can, bars have refrigeration that can get to 32 degrees, you are just a home dispenser, a few beers a night and refrigeration system that if you are lucky will give you 36 degree beer.
I'm just trying to give you the simplest and quickest way to pour perfect beer, you want to try 5 feet and see, feel free but please post back your result, if it works, then fine, post temperature and PSI (along with your elevation), so your experience will help others. If it doesn't, posting results will also help others figure out their problem.
This isn't the place where if you don't do what we say will result in disaster, all we do here is make suggestions based upon past experience, if you want to do something based upon a post, remember, every part of the post must be followed for it to work.
If you want convenience, get kit+ 20 feet of beer line, tailpiece, wing nut, don't forget get neoprene washers, cleaning kit and pump and probe lube.
KB

[pismo10]

My 28 degree beer fridge freezes no beer. Labatts 52 get a little crystally but that is all. YL could easily do 28. My water bottle is solid as a rock, beer fine. Good for light beers to kill the taste..

[Jay1]

I would strongly recommend not depending on the temp controls for a freezer or fridge unit.
I would pick up one of the Micromatic temp controllers.
First you adjust the freezer temp really low.

The controller basically has a probe that goes into the freezer. You set the controller to whatever temp you want. Typically you get a 3degree swing so a setting of 36 or 37 is about perfect for 38 degree beer.
When the temp is within tollerances the controller cuts the power to the freezer.

Best investment I ever made.