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Kegeraters who has one?

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brian1 Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 05, 2009 Posts: 380 Location:Skiing somewhere	Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 4:59 PM GMT As the summer heat kicks in and the ever increasing cost for my favorite beverage keeps rising I am contemplating a kegerater, so who has one which are the best value for the money pros cons etc

newpylong Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 05, 2003 Posts: 1466 Location:Billerica, MA Enfield, NH	Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 5:15 PM GMT Edited: Jul 16, 2012 - 5:23 PM GMT In college I puchased a 5 lb CO2 tank, the regulator, the lines, the tap, drip pan from a place that services bars (http://www.carbonicsales.com), and fashioned them to an old mini fridge myself. You could fit a 1/2 barrel and the tank inside. The equipment cost me about $250, in 2000.

obienick Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Oct 21, 2005 Posts: 1162 Location:	Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 6:14 PM GMT My friends and I did a keg of microbrew IPA for a bbq which was $120 + $80 deposit, and simply kept ice on it to keep the beer cool. For reference, a keg (or half barrel) is 124 pints and you have to return the keg in 48 hours to get your deposit. Let's just say we had a good night, and terrible morning. But ... those 124 pints will cost 20% or less than what a bar charges. You can always fill up what you don't finish into growlers and save them for about a month.

bobbutts Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 20, 2006 Posts: 609 Location:Central NH	Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 7:13 PM GMT Quote: My friends and I did a keg of microbrew IPA for a bbq which was $120 + $80 deposit, and simply kept ice on it to keep the beer cool. For reference, a keg (or half barrel) is 124 pints and you have to return the keg in 48 hours to get your deposit. Let's just say we had a good night, and terrible morning. But ... those 124 pints will cost 20% or less than what a bar charges. You can always fill up what you don't finish into growlers and save them for about a month. I think someone was pulling your leg on the 2 day limit on returning a Keg or maybe it was a store policy. I just called up the local store (Manchester NH) and asked if I could return it in a few weeks and they said no problem. Also the $80 for deposit is $30 for the Keg and $50 for the Tap Since I own a tap (free pile at garage sale ) that lowers the cost. Good call on the growlers. I'm going to be attending a Keg party soon and they just went on my packing list

marcski Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Dec 14, 2003 Posts: 2064 Location:Westchester Co., N.Y.	Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 7:13 PM GMT Edited: Jul 16, 2012 - 7:17 PM GMT Kegerator I like the way you think, brian. I have also contemplated one. And, you'll save a whole hell of a lot more than 20% of a bar price. I save more than that by just filling growlers at the LBS.

brian1 Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 05, 2009 Posts: 380 Location:Skiing somewhere	Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 7:32 PM GMT Quote: Kegerator I like the way you think, brian. I have also contemplated one. And, you'll save a whole hell of a lot more than 20% of a bar price. I save more than that by just filling growlers at the LBS. I'm just tired of standing in front of the return machines spilling beer on myself plus buying ice for the cooler etc, I am looking at the Danby and the Nostalgia (yes I have read the reviews) and am looking for some input before I purchase

newman Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Aug 21, 2008 Posts: 2124 Location:The mighty SKI WARD Shrewsbury MA	Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 9:36 PM GMT If you just go with the keg in a old fridge. Cut a hole in the door for fancy tap, or just open door each time with a small tap. You could also get the CO2 tank setup. Or just a pump type keg tap. You can find a used tap on e-bay. A used fridge on craigslist. Then you could be in business! Just find a space for the fridge in the garage or mancave. If the old fridge has a freezer, you could fill it with SuperPretsel, Hot Pockets, poppers, and mozz sticks. PARTY! The next investment will be the neon signs. A padlock may be a good idea if teenagers are home alone.

shenty Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Oct 17, 2005 Posts: 900 Location:Bedford NH - New London, NH	Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 1:35 PM GMT Going along the home fridge idea. A old neighbor of mine did one with that could hold two ¼ kegs (or 1/6 kegs) with two taps so he could have two different beers in there (also his wife liked the lighter variety). So when do you want us there to ummm... test the system? __________ There's no waiting for friends on a powder day.

rickbolger Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Mar 14, 2005 Posts: 2291 Location:Great Gorge, NJ	Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 4:08 PM GMT Personally I like variety (Magic Hat Samplers, Long Trail Survival Packs, Saranac Trail Mix, etc) so I'm not keg-oriented, but I concur with Newman, Shenty et al re. the old fridge routine. Wait a minute...if I get four refrigerators off Craigslist....

trackbiker Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 26, 2004 Posts: 1642 Location:Eastern PA	Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 6:06 PM GMT Just make sure you don't put the wrong kind of beer in that kegerator! Man Knocks Out Friend for Buying Wrong Kind of Beer

4aprice Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jan 16, 2006 Posts: 999 Location:Lake Hopatcong, NJ	Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 9:27 PM GMT Quote: Just make sure you don't put the wrong kind of beer in that kegerator! Man Knocks Out Friend for Buying Wrong Kind of Beer Only in Pennsyltuckey. (Sorry Track, I couldn't resist) Alex Lake Hopatcong, NJ

midatlanticlost Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 20, 2007 Posts: 423 Location:WV	Posted: Jul 18, 2012 - 11:52 AM GMT Quote: [quote]Just make sure you don't put the wrong kind of beer in that kegerator! Man Knocks Out Friend for Buying Wrong Kind of Beer Only in Pennsyltuckey. (Sorry Track, I couldn't resist) Alex Lake Hopatcong, NJ [/quote] Fighting over Yuengling? Doh. Now if it had been Jersey downstream from the chemical plant swamp water, like phony Rolling Rock, justifiable homicide.

newpylong Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 05, 2003 Posts: 1466 Location:Billerica, MA Enfield, NH	Posted: Jul 18, 2012 - 1:05 PM GMT Edited: Jul 18, 2012 - 1:06 PM GMT Quote: If you just go with the keg in a old fridge. Cut a hole in the door for fancy tap, or just open door each time with a small tap. You could also get the CO2 tank setup. Or just a pump type keg tap. You can find a used tap on e-bay. A used fridge on craigslist. Then you could be in business! Just find a space for the fridge in the garage or mancave. If the old fridge has a freezer, you could fill it with SuperPretsel, Hot Pockets, poppers, and mozz sticks. PARTY! The next investment will be the neon signs. A padlock may be a good idea if teenagers are home alone. I disconnected the freezer tray and wrapped it around the keg : ) The beer never froze because there were so many holes in the fridge because I did it myself in college, lol. Every once in a while had to go in there and pick out the ice.

rickbolger Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Mar 14, 2005 Posts: 2291 Location:Great Gorge, NJ	Posted: Jul 18, 2012 - 2:19 PM GMT Quote: Just make sure you don't put the wrong kind of beer in that kegerator! Man Knocks Out Friend for Buying Wrong Kind of Beer well I think his friend was doing the righteous thing, eschewing the light beer. as for the perpetrator, wow. what has the youth of America come to if they actually prefer light beer?

trackbiker Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 26, 2004 Posts: 1642 Location:Eastern PA	Posted: Jul 18, 2012 - 7:02 PM GMT Quote: Now if it had been Jersey downstream from the chemical plant swamp water, like phony Rolling Rock, justifiable homicide. I used to like Rolling Rock in the summer when it was "...from the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe..." But now it's just Budweiser in a green bottle brewed in Newark, NJ.

rickbolger Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Mar 14, 2005 Posts: 2291 Location:Great Gorge, NJ	Posted: Jul 18, 2012 - 7:45 PM GMT Agreed, somehow it was the perfect antidote for summer heat & humidity. those glass-lined tanks imparted just a slight touch of skunkiness, maybe that was the secret.

brian1 Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 05, 2009 Posts: 380 Location:Skiing somewhere	Posted: Jul 18, 2012 - 8:35 PM GMT Quote: Agreed, somehow it was the perfect antidote for summer heat & humidity. those glass-lined tanks imparted just a slight touch of skunkiness, maybe that was the secret. Molson Golden skunk in a bottle

bmwskier Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Dec 30, 2009 Posts: 490 Location:Northern Vermont	Posted: Jul 20, 2012 - 10:53 PM GMT Pride of Cleveland? Genesee Cream Ale? Those got my father through many a hot summer-- plus other beers that came in the 24 packs.

skipatrol40s Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Apr 29, 2002 Posts: 1479 Location:	Posted: Jul 21, 2012 - 8:56 PM GMT Quote bmwskier: Pride of Cleveland? Genesee Cream Ale? Those got my father through many a hot summer-- plus other beers that came in the 24 packs. Arrrh Genesee Cream Ale in deposit returnable long neck bottles came in 24 pack returnable case.

bmwskier Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Dec 30, 2009 Posts: 490 Location:Northern Vermont	Posted: Jul 21, 2012 - 9:14 PM GMT That's just way too classy of an ad for that beer. Sure, my dad enjoyed his on a dock, but he never was in the water and he got his own beverages from the back yard fridge. However, the glass is true to form.

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