Should I build/buy a Kegerator?

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: tarheelmm
Home Depot sells them also. Around $350
With some many keg sites out there I would buy one. Its hard to find a small refrigorator with just a fridge and no freezer in the top. Not as easy as it sounds to make one.
My 2 cents.

i'm not seeing anything on the website
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[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Spooner
We invest in literally about 4-5 thirty packs each weekend.

Averaging $18 a 30 pack, that's $81 spent each weekend on JUST our pregaming beer (beer consumed before we go out to the bars or whatnot)

How feasible is it to buy or even build a kegerator type thing so we can just buy a $50 keg and have it last a week or so (i think they let you keep it for 10 days)

Prices on buying?
Is it easy enough to convert/build one?

i take it you have a lot of housemates!

they are easy to build. Just buy a CO2 tank, regulator, and tapper. Then connect it all up and put into an extra refrigerator. Tapped beer.

Some friends of mine did this. The fridge had a tally/tab sheet on the outside of it so you could just keep a running total and contribute accordingly. If you really want to get fancy then all you need to do is drill a hole in the fridge door or wall and install a bar style tap.

All of this stuff can be bought at your local beer making store.

 

[Occifer]

Do the fridge conversion

fridge + keg = frosty glasses in the freezer

 

[Maverick]

look in your paper for cheap refridgerators that would do the job. Buy a kit from kegworks.com.

Kegerators are a lot of fun...only problem is that you end up having people over every night drinking all your beer