Mjohn3006
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I have been brewing about 8 months and am bending to the pressure of friends to keg. I live in a small townhouse and don't have room for a full size keezer with 4 taps and 5 gallon kegs. So I am doing small scale. I have a mini fridge I have been using for beer bottles but due to the adjustment knob and evaporator and compressor it is awkward and not possible to get a small keg in there without being on its side. and only 1 will fit.
So I went on craigslist to see what I could find and came upon this! For only $100, they go for a LOT more online.
Lighted sign, lighted inside, glass door, and ALL of the compressor and whatnot are outside the fridge in the sign area allowing full use of the insides.
Here it is with my 2.5 gallon keg which easily fits. But it looks like I will have to put them in sideways to have two kegs. I have been told sideways works as long as the gas in is at the top and the beer out is at the bottom. Also, the dip tube in the 2.5 is straight and hugs the edge, so if on its side and positioned so out is on the bottom, It should be dang near empty before the level gets below the dip tube. Sideways would also allow me to have a shelf for bottles too.
List of things to do in no particular order:
Paint sides(they say rockstar in glitter and stars)
Make custom sign panel saying Homebrew or beer or something
Rig two separate switches so that I can turn on and off the internal lights and sign. (right now they are on 100% of the time)
Build base with wheels and conceal tank and regulator inside base
Tap tower and taps and spill collector
Glass holder for beer glasses
Get lock re-keyed. they did not have as key. Being able to lock it so little hands can't get to the beer would make me happy.
Should be a fun project.
So I went on craigslist to see what I could find and came upon this! For only $100, they go for a LOT more online.
Lighted sign, lighted inside, glass door, and ALL of the compressor and whatnot are outside the fridge in the sign area allowing full use of the insides.
Here it is with my 2.5 gallon keg which easily fits. But it looks like I will have to put them in sideways to have two kegs. I have been told sideways works as long as the gas in is at the top and the beer out is at the bottom. Also, the dip tube in the 2.5 is straight and hugs the edge, so if on its side and positioned so out is on the bottom, It should be dang near empty before the level gets below the dip tube. Sideways would also allow me to have a shelf for bottles too.
List of things to do in no particular order:
Paint sides(they say rockstar in glitter and stars)
Make custom sign panel saying Homebrew or beer or something
Rig two separate switches so that I can turn on and off the internal lights and sign. (right now they are on 100% of the time)
Build base with wheels and conceal tank and regulator inside base
Tap tower and taps and spill collector
Glass holder for beer glasses
Get lock re-keyed. they did not have as key. Being able to lock it so little hands can't get to the beer would make me happy.
Should be a fun project.