I'm always searching for my dream gifts to put on my "wish" list. As someone who plans on kegging his homebrew someday instead of bottling it, I've been interested in learning more about kegerator kits for my home. I ran across an online social network sponsored by Micromatic that's dedicated to those who use or plan to build kegerators in their home or businesses - The Kegerator Social Network is an excellent source of information to start learning about kegging your favorite beer at home.
Micromatic came up with an introductory video on "The Anatomy of a Kegerator" and has a nice overview on the parts that make up a kegerator. Check out the video below.
If you're thinking about buying or building a kegerator, I recommend checking out the Kegerator Social Network first to learn from those who have had experience with them, and then go over to Micromatic to check out their specials on kegerators, kegerator kits, custom tap handles and other kegging accessories.
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- Putting together the home brewery.
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Get to know the kegerator
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As someone who has worked in a homebrew shop the last few years I highly recommend people get their own frig then build a system to match it. For one thing yes you do get the unique factor. But more importantly you can use quality equipment in building it. Every prebuilt kegging kit sold at your average department store is built with the cheapest kegging equipment possible and it shows.
ReplyDeleteGood points Thomas. Pre-built kegerators tend to be very pricey. If you build it yourself you can save a lot plus end up getting better quality.
ReplyDeleteI just recently managed to enter the kegging arena with some used equipment. I've still bought a lot of connectors and things, but the basic fridge, CO2 tank, and kegs was a bargain.
ReplyDeleteSo I guess I have a combo of a DIY and a pre-built.
No matter how you slice it, kegging is a lot easier than bottling, and it's just so fun to pull a pint of homebrew!
Keith - I think starting out by putting one together with used equipment is just as good as getting a new set up in many cases. As long as the beer stays clean and cold, why not?
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I don't have a kegerator yet, but, I do keg and use picnic taps in a beer fridge. Right now I'm working on the brew basement and the kegerator will make it down there soon.
I saw the holiday catalog for Williams Brewing this week and they have an interesting 2.5 gallon Compact Beverage System that would fit into most fridges. Might start out with something small seeing how I'm going to make 5gal batches and split them into 2 slightly different recipes.
ReplyDeleteThe smaller kegs are ALOT more expensive than the 5 gallon soda kegs like at least double. If you are going to be homebrewing it's more economical to buy the full 5 gallon system.It also reduces the number of things to clean.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice Thomas. Yes, the smaller kegs are a lot pricier. I suppose it depends on how quickly one plans to go through the beer. Smaller batches may allow you to experiment faster but you may not get the economies of scale from brewing larger batches. If you've got a lot of friend then bigger batches are the way to go. But if you want to make a lot more friends the best step is to offer up some of your homebrew for the holidays.
ReplyDeleteWord of warning. Internet Explorer users may have problems viewing the video. Works fine using Firefox.
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