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post #1 of 29
7/19/05 at 2:28pm
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I thought some of you fellows might like to check out my kegerator. I just converted and old 50's model fridge into a cool beer dispensing machine!



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post #2 of 29
7/19/05 at 3:38pm
Very nice ! Totally jealous....


But... you better start carding your clients
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post #3 of 29
7/19/05 at 11:12pm
Very nice. Isn't your son a little young to be drinking and smoking though?

Go Crimson Mike Prices!

Go Cougs!

Seriously though, it looks great.
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post #4 of 29
7/20/05 at 6:22am
Hello Neighbor. You are the man. The icing on the cake was the Crimson Tide paint job. I just bought an old fridge from a buddy to use a beer fridge, yet I haven't got the approval yet to turn it into a kegerator. I may be contacting you for any tips and suppliers.
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post #5 of 29
7/20/05 at 7:47am
Very, very impressive.

My brother did the same (sort of) he converted a fridge over and put 2 mini-kegs inside and ran the taps through the wall into the kitchen.

I've thought about doing this many times but I like variety and don't think I could handle one type of that much beer.
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post #6 of 29
7/20/05 at 8:43am
Nice! Too bad you're using it for Budweiser.

Like Ron, my brother also did something similar with an old fridge. He was really into brewing his own beer for a while and had two minis going in it at any given time.

Really, if you look at the prices on a real Kegerator ($500+), you're better off going DIY with an old fridge. Plus, you get a freezer to keep your mugs cold.
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post #7 of 29
7/20/05 at 8:49am
How long will a keg stay good like that?
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post #8 of 29
7/20/05 at 9:02am
Nice Job.

A place called Barfly sells them here in Toronto. They look great, but are a bit pricey. I think I would go the DIY route too
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post #9 of 29
7/20/05 at 9:07am
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Thanks for the kudos...this thing was fairly easy to construct and we've had alot of fun with it. It's quite the conversation piece!

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Very nice. Isn't your son a little young to be drinking and smoking though?

That boy on the left is my nephew...his dad is a beer salesman. The little girl on the right, who is about to grab the cup of beer while I was taking the photo is mine. They gotta learn the finer things in life sooner or later!

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Nice! Too bad you're using it for Budweiser.

I knew I'd catch some guff from you beer snobs..hehehe ...my aforementioned bro in law works for a local AB distributorship and he hooked me up with the conversion kit (as well as the bar signs, neons, etc) and I get the beer at cost, so I can't complain too much!

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Hello Neighbor. You are the man. The icing on the cake was the Crimson Tide paint job. I just bought an old fridge from a buddy to use a beer fridge, yet I haven't got the approval yet to turn it into a kegerator. I may be contacting you for any tips and suppliers.


Hey Kevin, nice to hear from a fellow Huntsvillian.....let me know if I can help you with anything.

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How long will a keg stay good like that?

Not sure yet....I'm on my 3rd keg and I just got it up and running around mid june...I gotta lot of drinking buddies who've come outta the woodwork .....3 months is probably a good bet.
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post #10 of 29
7/20/05 at 9:12am
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How long will a keg stay good like that?


From the Barfly website FAQ.

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How long will my draft beer stay fresh once I have tapped the keg?

Once its tapped, draft beer should be consumed within 3-4 months otherwise it tends to lose its fresh brewery taste and aroma. (Assuming it is kept at approx. 38 degrees and at 6 psi).
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post #11 of 29
7/20/05 at 9:21am
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A place called Barfly sells them here in Toronto. They look great, but are a bit pricey. I think I would go the DIY route too


DIY is the only way to go for one of these things. I was fortunate in that my grandmother gave me her old fridge, and my bro in law secured me the conversion kit from the local AB distributorship.

All the cash I have in it is $23 for the drip tray ($16 and $7 shipping)and about $8 for the paint. My cousin donated tha 'Bama magnet ($12.95)

$35 ain't too bad

I get the beer at cost, which is $69.50 for 15.5 gallons (which calculates to about 7 cases.)
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post #12 of 29
7/20/05 at 12:15pm
Very cool. Great idea.

I may start drinking just so I can build one.
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post #13 of 29
7/21/05 at 12:47pm
Nice Job Jack. Not bad for only 35 out of pocket.


Nothing like a Cool Refreshing beverage.


hey its 5 O'clock somewhere.
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post #14 of 29
7/21/05 at 1:57pm
How is the keg cooled?
Is it just the refrigeration that the fridge already has?
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post #15 of 29
7/21/05 at 3:45pm
When or why did beer distributers stop selling the 'Party Balls'?

three or four of those in a fridge would be awesome.
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post #16 of 29
7/21/05 at 5:03pm
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How is the keg cooled? Is it just the refrigeration that the fridge already has?
Yep...just keep it between 35 and 38 degrees and you're set.
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post #17 of 29
7/21/05 at 7:25pm
Old refrigerators are hellaciously inefficient. Good luck with the electric bill. If you're lucky it will be , but don't be surprised if it's .
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post #18 of 29
7/21/05 at 7:33pm
That's why you buy a small cheapo dorm room fridge from walmart for cheap and build the kegerator out of it.
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post #19 of 29
7/21/05 at 11:17pm
That beer fridge rocks!

I'll have to show the pic to my buddy, he's into converting things like that. Then I could go visit and help him drink it.
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post #20 of 29
7/22/05 at 5:41am
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That's why you buy a small cheapo dorm room fridge from walmart for cheap and build the kegerator out of it.
Are those small refrigerators big enough to hold a keg? I don't think so.
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post #21 of 29
7/22/05 at 6:11am
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Are those small refrigerators big enough to hold a keg? I don't think so.

Some of them are. There not all tiny little cubes.
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post #22 of 29
7/22/05 at 7:11am
You could even go to a Sears wharehouse or scratch and dent place and find one cheap.
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post #23 of 29
7/22/05 at 7:12am
That thing looks great! Recently my neighbor who also works for AB hooked me up with a fridge and all the essentials. The only thing I had to pay was $15 dollars to refill the 15# CO2 tank and $70 dollars for a keg(Currently Amberboch and the first was killians) Out of curiosity what is cost for a keg? There is nothing better than being able to grab a cold draft anytime you want one. A quick question where did you get the drip tray and what type of paint did you use?
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post #24 of 29
7/22/05 at 8:40am
Bar supply places will sell you drip trays.. you can get a stainless steel one for $30 or so. (EXAMPLE)

But... it seems you could rig something up yourself pretty easily possibly with some plumbing or vinyl gutter supplies.
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post #25 of 29
7/22/05 at 10:00am
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Are those small refrigerators big enough to hold a keg? I don't think so.

Those dorm fridges wouldn't be able to hold a standard 15.5 gallon keg like the ones I'm using. My old fridge, which happens to be relatively efficient for its age, is full size and if you notice in the pic where the door is open, I had to take the inside plastic shelf at the bottom off with a ulitily knife. The keg was so big around that the door wouldn't close otherwise.

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Out of curiosity what is cost for a keg?

I'm paying cost, which is $69.50 for Bud or Bud Light. I believe retail would be around $80 or so in my area.

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A quick question where did you get the drip tray and what type of paint did you use?

I got the drip tray from kegworks.com. http://www.kegworks.com/shoppingcart...cat=548&page=1
I just used some red paint from Home Depot that was applicable to metal surfaces. It was oil based, so it was a mess.
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post #26 of 29
7/22/05 at 11:44am
FYI:
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post #27 of 29
7/22/05 at 12:14pm
It would look alot better if it wasn't that ugly Crimson color with that ugly logo.

War Eagle!
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post #28 of 29
7/22/05 at 12:50pm
Very cool! When can I come over for a nice cold one and a game of darts? Cricket, of course!
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post #29 of 29
7/24/05 at 1:46am
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Old refrigerators are hellaciously inefficient. Good luck with the electric bill. If you're lucky it will be , but don't be surprised if it's


I don't know about that my father has an old westinghouse (I'm going to have to look it up but he got it when I was 12 which was 25 years ago and it runs like a champ) which is much cheaper to run than most of the modern ones because the doors/sides are much thicker (3" plus and coils are located in the back so the housing isn't a heatsink like my deep freeze), uses the much better but more hazardous freon (which is legal to use anymore but seemed to be better conductor of heat), non-auto defroster, and heavy (I had to use a dolly on this one maybe 300+ lbs and only use a dolly when handling maytag products which are also well built). Of course he doesn't have his set with a tap so the door is opened daily but he's actually checked his past billing plugging it in and out for a few months and it's cheaper than any fridge he's had in the last 25 years (it's his favorite fridge though it's starting to rust). Just eyeballing it stands 60" h * 22" w * 24" d by my guesstimate. Making it have a tap should increase it's efficiency by a decent amount as well but I think some of those appliances of the past are a lot better than some today though I assume some of the modern ones might be more efficient when the electric motor operates than most of the past I think some of the past ones are better insulated and can be improved if the insulation materials are updated.
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