With a kegerator kit you can easily turn your old fridge into a draft system.
Many people want to put a draft system in their house, but they think it would be too hard or time consuming. With a kegerator kit, and an old refrigerator, it is easy to put a draft system in your house.
Kegerator kits
Turning an old refrigerator into a draft beer system.
A chest freezer or refrigerator could easily be converted to into a beer dispenser with one of the various kegerator kits on the market. These conversion kits can save money by allowing the user to purchase a keg instead of bottled or canned beer. The kegerator kits make it possible to enjoy a draft beer right at home.
Kegerator kits transform a refrigerator or freezer into a dispenser for a keg of beer. The refrigerator keeps the beer at a uniform temperature which will allow the keg to be kept for quite an extended period of time. The user does not have to worry about the beer going rancid.
Essentially, the beer is forced out of the keg with carbon dioxide into a dispensing faucet. The cylinder of carbon dioxide can be stored outside the refrigerator with a few simple adaptations. The important thing to remember is to store the CO2 tank outside the refrigerator means drilling a hole through the wall of the unit. Care must be taken to ensure not drilling through a coil, which will make the entire unit worthless.
The kegerator kits allow the user to serve the draft beer in a more personal setting. Reports state that by dispensing beer in this manner can save from 50 to 70 percent off the cost of serving bottled or canned beer. For gatherings the question of where to store the beer is eliminated as well. With a unit designed to specifically hold the keg, there is no need to worry about clearing shelves in the regular refrigerator.
The set up of a kegerator kit is simple. The carbon dioxide canister is equipped with a regulator which allows one to regulate the pressure used to serve the beer. There is a hose which comes from this tank and regulator and goes to the keg. The keg is tapped with a special nozzle which allows the air to flow in and the beer to flow out. The beer then goes to the beer faucet. This is where the beer is served.
Installation of one of the many kegerator kits is very easy to do. The important thing to remember is the safest place to drill is through the front door of the refrigerator. There are usually no refrigeration components in the door panels. It is important to measure the fit of the keg and CO2 tank in the refrigerator. Neither the tank nor keg can be laying on their sides. Each must be able to stand straight with no chance of tipping over.
There are kegerator conversion kits for the do it yourself person available online. These kits include all information necessary to convert the refrigerator or freezer into a kegerator. The instructions are quite clear and detailed. Most of the instructions for the kegerator conversion kit also have diagrams and pictures so that someone who is converting a refrigerator can see exactly what needs to be done.
Once one of the kegerator kits has been installed, it is time to check for leaks. These may occur around the faucets or at the keg. If there are no leaks then dispense a glass of beer from the kegerator. This there should not be drank as it may contain sanitize or other cleaning agents. If the beer is too foamy this may be an indication that the keg is still too warm. The temperature of the keg should be below 47°. If the keg is at a proper temperature the problem may mean the line from the keg is too short. This tube line should be approximately 5 feet long or longer. The line from the CO2 tank should be at least 3 feet long or longer. Too much pressure on the beer keg will cause the beer to foam. The gas pressure should be 14 to 17 psi. This will give a great glass of beer.
Kegerator kits transform a refrigerator or freezer into a dispenser for a keg of beer. The refrigerator keeps the beer at a uniform temperature which will allow the keg to be kept for quite an extended period of time. The user does not have to worry about the beer going rancid.
Essentially, the beer is forced out of the keg with carbon dioxide into a dispensing faucet. The cylinder of carbon dioxide can be stored outside the refrigerator with a few simple adaptations. The important thing to remember is to store the CO2 tank outside the refrigerator means drilling a hole through the wall of the unit. Care must be taken to ensure not drilling through a coil, which will make the entire unit worthless.
The kegerator kits allow the user to serve the draft beer in a more personal setting. Reports state that by dispensing beer in this manner can save from 50 to 70 percent off the cost of serving bottled or canned beer. For gatherings the question of where to store the beer is eliminated as well. With a unit designed to specifically hold the keg, there is no need to worry about clearing shelves in the regular refrigerator.
The set up of a kegerator kit is simple. The carbon dioxide canister is equipped with a regulator which allows one to regulate the pressure used to serve the beer. There is a hose which comes from this tank and regulator and goes to the keg. The keg is tapped with a special nozzle which allows the air to flow in and the beer to flow out. The beer then goes to the beer faucet. This is where the beer is served.
Installation of one of the many kegerator kits is very easy to do. The important thing to remember is the safest place to drill is through the front door of the refrigerator. There are usually no refrigeration components in the door panels. It is important to measure the fit of the keg and CO2 tank in the refrigerator. Neither the tank nor keg can be laying on their sides. Each must be able to stand straight with no chance of tipping over.
There are kegerator conversion kits for the do it yourself person available online. These kits include all information necessary to convert the refrigerator or freezer into a kegerator. The instructions are quite clear and detailed. Most of the instructions for the kegerator conversion kit also have diagrams and pictures so that someone who is converting a refrigerator can see exactly what needs to be done.
Once one of the kegerator kits has been installed, it is time to check for leaks. These may occur around the faucets or at the keg. If there are no leaks then dispense a glass of beer from the kegerator. This there should not be drank as it may contain sanitize or other cleaning agents. If the beer is too foamy this may be an indication that the keg is still too warm. The temperature of the keg should be below 47°. If the keg is at a proper temperature the problem may mean the line from the keg is too short. This tube line should be approximately 5 feet long or longer. The line from the CO2 tank should be at least 3 feet long or longer. Too much pressure on the beer keg will cause the beer to foam. The gas pressure should be 14 to 17 psi. This will give a great glass of beer.
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