Kegerator

[BHood27]

Anyone know where to get an affordable already made kegerator? How hard is it to make one?

 

[lowery21]

You can build one cheaper than you can buy one obviously. It just depends how handy you are.

I've seen the future, and it's glorious.

 

[threesheets]

You can get these nice, stainless steel models now at major appliance stores. The Stone Appliance near my house (Allen) carries them. A model like this goes for $465:

keg fridges

 

[newport horn]

I bought one at Sears-best $600 i ever spent!

 

[Phil Hellmuth]

Did you buy one for a full keg or pony keg?

 

[triplehorn]

A married couple of Texas Exes in my town displayed their homemade kegerator for a Texas Independence Day party. basically removed all the shelves in a second hand fridge sitting in a store room in order to fit the keg. drilled a hole in the door with the tap screwed in from the outside. simple hose ran from the door tap to the keg inside.

perfection.

 

[Pookie]

They also sell them at best buy for about 550-600 bucks.

 

[Squirrel]

$600?!?

Jesus! The Fridge, a nice one (and most expensive part) should only be ~$150 - the REST would be less than $100!

Build it!

 

[Squirrel]

Build one for ~$250 (like I said) -->The Link

Enjoy...

 

[rayfes]

Mr. Kegerator has been a way of life for me for over 5 years. I have a simple page regarding this topic at:

www.rayfes.com/me/kegerator/kegerator.php

Let me know if you have any questions. This was easily one of the greatest projects I have ever done in my life.

 

[newport horn]

my carries a full keg-trust me, best $600 spent ever

 

[Dogbert]

I ran across a CO2 tank, tap and spigot at a garage sale for $15. Bought a fridge from a neighbor for $50. Stuck it in the garage, took out the shelves and built a heavy-duty plywood shelf for the keg. Connected the spigot, bought a keg of Live Oak Hefeweizen, hooked it up and I was done.

 

[HKemhorns]

....so how long does the beer last in one of those things?

Will it go flat or skunk?

 

[Durkee]

I want a kegerator SOOOOO damn bad!!!!!

 

[ldogg53]

rayfes....
my friend your work is a thing of beauty... you should build systems like that for people for $$$... I know I'd rather pay $350 for the components and pay someone like you $150 to set it up in order to have a better/more custom set up than the $600 ones from appliance stores..

 

[Dogbert]

Kegs will probably last for two or three months if kept properly. It depends on the beer and temp. I keep my fridge at 30 to 33 degrees F (beer freezes at 28 degrees F; you don't want that).

If you use an old fridge, make sure you measure and that you have enough height from shelf to top of coupler (29 inches). Smaller refrigerators may not work.

 

[Mrmyke709]

The BIG difference here is the CO2..under gas pressure, good beer properly refrigerated will last for months.
A normal refrigerated kegerator just keeps it cold, but you are inducing
air into the beer.
That means it lasts about 3-4 days max.

 

[BHood27]

Thanks for the advice guys, think I will try to build my own.

 

[Quadry]

I bought my undercounter keg refrigerator from www.kegworks.com

It is great and comes with everything. If you do not want to keep it in your house or build a cabinet for it, then make it yourself. They are great for a shop or garage, but inside I would not recommend one because of the looks. To keep the cost down, go with a kegerator. For the best product go with something else. It all depends on what you want to use it for.