{"id":143,"date":"2019-12-20T14:32:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T14:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/areeves.co.uk\/?p=143"},"modified":"2019-12-20T14:33:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T14:33:40","slug":"the-kegerator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/areeves.co.uk\/?p=143","title":{"rendered":"The Kegerator"},"content":{"rendered":"

I made the move to Corney Kegs a back in 2015 (see Corney Kegs post<\/a>) and had been happy with the convenience and portability of my brews.  My Dad even made a wooden cradle for the keg to sit in when being transported round to a mates in order to help add atmosphere to the watching of a Rugby match.<\/p>\n

Once the Skip and Anchor had been established the idea of a more permanent serving method was added to the wish list and research began on Kegerators and Keezers.  For those who have no idea what such phrases relate to – a Kegerator is a converted (re)fridge(rator) and a Keezer the same but with a freezer.  These insulated vessels are used to store and maintain the temperature of your kegs and associated contents, with a source of CO2 for carbonation and serving and a tower with beer taps for distribution.<\/p>\n

As luck would have it some friends were renovating their kitchen and had a spare under the counter style fridge – so a Kegerator it was to be.<\/p>\n

Planning<\/h3>\n

There are loads of good sites online with instructions on making these things, as well as kits you can buy with all the requisite parts.  I decided to steer away from the kit idea as:<\/p>\n

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  1. I already had the CO2 cylinder, spare gas lines, regulator which often come with these kits<\/li>\n
  2. I couldn’t find one with the style of tower I wanted<\/li>\n
  3. I wanted more control over the design<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Approach<\/h2>\n

    The overall approach is fairly simple.<\/p>\n

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    • Take the top off the fridge.<\/li>\n
    • Very carefully create a hole in the top of the fridge for the lines<\/li>\n
    • Fix the serving tower to the top – along with any other rails, shiny bits<\/li>\n
    • Reassemble fridge<\/li>\n
    • Bring CO2 feed into fridge<\/li>\n
    • Other bits and pieces to make it look good<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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