I'm thinking of getting into kegging, and just wanted to know:
What exactly do I need?
Where can I get it?
Where can I get it very cheap?
Does it fit in a 240L fridge?
Does it matter if that fridge is running as a freezer? (cause the thermostat is buggered)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thinking of Kegging
Thinking of Kegging
Jeffro
All I need is a cold beer, a kind word, and unquestioned world domination.
All I need is a cold beer, a kind word, and unquestioned world domination.
General
You will need:
1 x regulator,
1 x Pluto gun (or tap with panel adaptor if you want the tap in the door of the fridge this is more expensive though),
1, 2 is better kegs (post mix)
1 x beer quick connector
1 x gas quick connector
Gas line,
Beer line, and
CO2 (rented bottle).
As for the price all I can say here is shop around, get prices for the system as a hole and as individual parts. Try places that service pubs as well as HBSs. Watch ebay as you see parts sold there all the time I saw a two tap system and fridge go for around $400 recently.
To give you an idea there are pictures of my system here http://groups.msn.com/MacabresBrewery/beerfridge.msnw you will not need all of this. Dogger has also put pictures of his here http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/vi ... php?t=1033 look for the link in the post from dogger. Evo has also put photos of his freezer on here somewhere.
As for the fridge running as a freezer Evo will tell you to run a chest freezer as a fridge. You will need to fix the thermostat or have beer popsicles.
You will need:
1 x regulator,
1 x Pluto gun (or tap with panel adaptor if you want the tap in the door of the fridge this is more expensive though),
1, 2 is better kegs (post mix)
1 x beer quick connector
1 x gas quick connector
Gas line,
Beer line, and
CO2 (rented bottle).
As for the price all I can say here is shop around, get prices for the system as a hole and as individual parts. Try places that service pubs as well as HBSs. Watch ebay as you see parts sold there all the time I saw a two tap system and fridge go for around $400 recently.
To give you an idea there are pictures of my system here http://groups.msn.com/MacabresBrewery/beerfridge.msnw you will not need all of this. Dogger has also put pictures of his here http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/vi ... php?t=1033 look for the link in the post from dogger. Evo has also put photos of his freezer on here somewhere.
As for the fridge running as a freezer Evo will tell you to run a chest freezer as a fridge. You will need to fix the thermostat or have beer popsicles.
Shaun your set up looks great!
I'm thinking of running the kegs from the fridge to a bar where the taps would be located. The bar is being built around the fridge, which is quite small.
Will I lose much beer if the line from the keg to the tap is so long?
I'm thinking of running the kegs from the fridge to a bar where the taps would be located. The bar is being built around the fridge, which is quite small.
Will I lose much beer if the line from the keg to the tap is so long?
Jeffro
All I need is a cold beer, a kind word, and unquestioned world domination.
All I need is a cold beer, a kind word, and unquestioned world domination.
General
I short no, the beer line is of small diameter (4mm from memory) going from the fridge to the bar is only a short run and will not hold a lot of beer. However you may need to play around a bit with your pouring pressure due to the extra length.
You can always add a Glycol system to insulate the lines and chill the font at a later date.
I short no, the beer line is of small diameter (4mm from memory) going from the fridge to the bar is only a short run and will not hold a lot of beer. However you may need to play around a bit with your pouring pressure due to the extra length.
You can always add a Glycol system to insulate the lines and chill the font at a later date.
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