For the Poker Room.... BEER

[Sarge85]

I want a kegerator.

What do you think - Buy new? Build one?

Anyone else build one out there - is it tough?

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[2planka]

Are you going to take care of your new toy? Flush its lines? Wipe it down?

There's a reason these things are easy to find used.

[Sarge85]

ewww....sound appealing.

But yeah, from what I read there are cleaning kits you can buy. Is cleaning that tough of a procedure?

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[chaas4747]

Just buy one, you can get a good one for $500 - $600. It is worth it.

[TN_POKER_MAN]

I built mine from an older refrigerator. It was very easy.
Used Refrigerator: $65
Deluxe kit with CO2 tank and drip tray: just under $200

There are 2 major dealers of the conversion kits.
kegworks
beveragefactory

You can also try Ebay for used kits.

I decided on converting an old fridge, simply because i wanted the added freezer and fridge space. Even with the keg inside the fridge, there is quite a bit of room there for other stuff.

Regarding maintenance and line cleaning. You can buy a clenaing kit, or just soak them in a diluted solution of bleach and water. It ain't that hard.

Another thing. Although your per ounce of beer savings may be as high as 50%, you WON'T actually save money on beer because:
1. Your consumption will increase and you'll gain 15 lbs.
2. Your friends will mooch away your savings one glass at a time.

[chaas4747]

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Another thing. Although your per ounce of beer savings may be as high as 50%, you WON'T actually save money on beer because:
1. Your consumption will increase and you'll gain 15 lbs.
2. Your friends will mooch away your savings one glass at a time.

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I just put a jar on top of mine and my friends actually kick in money. One of my friends actually put in $4 in McDonalds Gift certificates, I almost beat his ass.

[Sarge85]

I've only ever bought pony kegs, but I see some that use what look like "pepsi" kegs.

Are these types of kegs "standard"

I want a dual tap- this much I know.

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[RunDownHouse]

First, I can't believe anyone would buy one of these, even used, when they're so simple to build. And if you do manage to find one, it will probably be a little girly-man mini fridge one, and nobody wants that. The tall, thinner kegs you were referring to are cornelius kegs, also called corny kegs. Typically guys that homebrew either bottle their stuff or keg it in a corny. You won't be able to get commercial brews in corny kegs.

I'm taking pictures of the work I'm doing on my latest kegerator as I do it. If anybody wants to host them with my comments/instructions, or if you want me to email them to you or something, let me know.

Depending on how close to Nashville you are, you could swing by and help out, or come to its coming-out party, I suppose.

[Piper Tim]

Before I had kids, I did a lot of homebrewing. The Corny kegs were great!! I could fit three of them in a full sized fridge. I often had six or seven different brews available, three on tap and the rest bottled. Nothing like beer on tap in your own house.

[valejo]

Not to be overly technical, but corny kegs that you are talking about are actually different from 5.25 gallon kegs that we call "bullets." Many microbrewers and even some macros keg their beer in 5.25 gallon kegs as well as 7.75 "pony" kegs.

If you are interested in getting smaller kegs with a larger selection of brews, visit ratebeer.com and find a respected beer store near you.