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  1. 03-21-2009 05:20 PM #1
    tbusciglio
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    Default Is 38 degrees really required?

    If my fridge is only chilling my beer down to 41 can I do anything about it? Can you bump up the pressure a few PSI and add a few feet of tubing?
    Right now is foaming like a mofo as would be expected. I dont really want to buy a new fridge since mine is already there and I have a keg of beer sitting in it.
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  2. 03-21-2009 05:58 PM #2
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    Default How long...

    .... has the keg been in there, with the door closed? Did it ever get below 41° before? (41° beer is doable).
    Can you measure the temp of the actual beer in a glass?
    I hate to not answer your question. But it can take awhile for a keg to chill down.
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  3. 03-21-2009 10:48 PM #3
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    Its been in there for a couple of days. I don't know if it ever got below 41 or not. I took the temperature of a can of beer I pulled out so I know the liquid temp is accurate. The fridge was my beer fridge so keeping bottled beverages cold wasn't much of an issue.
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  4. 03-22-2009 05:42 AM #4
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    Default Get a...

    ... meat thermometer from the grocery store. Pour 2 glasses of beer and measure the temp of number 2. This is important.
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  5. 03-22-2009 07:02 AM #5
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    did the meat thermometer thing and 1st pour was 41 and the 2nd came down to maybe 40.5 degrees.
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  6. 03-22-2009 10:05 AM #6
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    Default Pressure

    Read all of Scott's Master Blog on the front page of the forum. You'll get pouring right.
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  7. 03-22-2009 03:44 PM #7
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    I read the pressure section but it did not say anything about compensating for being warmer than 38 degrees. Seems like you would have to do something to make up for that.
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  8. 03-22-2009 04:07 PM #8
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    Adjust one PSIG for every two degree change. Up one for warmer beer and down one pound for colder.
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