Anyone have or use a Kegerator???
I keep entertaining the idea of either buying or building a kegerator and installing it in an island in my kitchen.
I can't find prices online for beer in kegs so I was wondering if it is any cheaper? (Kind of a mute point after spending money on a kegeator)
Is the beer any better out of a keg?
I have been to alot of sites about this subject and it seems like one would be nice but would like to hear some firsthand knowledge.
I can't find prices online for beer in kegs so I was wondering if it is any cheaper? (Kind of a mute point after spending money on a kegeator)
Is the beer any better out of a keg?
I have been to alot of sites about this subject and it seems like one would be nice but would like to hear some firsthand knowledge.
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Best buy has those don't remember the exact price, but it seemed a lot as I recall. Probably have to drink a lot of beer to make it worth while. Years ago some grad students I knew set a 125 aquarium in a building with no ac (left over from WWII, so in the late sixties it was still called a Temporary Dorm). We went to an auction, bought an old refrigerator for $12 and drilled two holes in one side. Inside was a carboy of water with poly hose coiled around inside it. A pump in the tank carried aquarium water through the coil and when the dorm was over 95 in the summer the tanks stayed a tropical 78. The keg was inside of the refrigerator on the bottom.
Keg beer is different than bottled/canned. I like it better, but I am not a big fan of beer and drink little.0 -
my cousin is a manager at anheuser busch in STL, he gets a free keg a month or so, or a couple packs of beer or w/e, His water faucet is somehow hooked where BEER comes out it
pretty cool0 -
for a beverage air unit (the better ones) you will be at around $900-$1000. The beer is always nice and cold, but you will tend to drink more of it due to the keg being there. I had 2 at one time,..talk about a party[;)] Just remember if you built it in, and the compressor goes up, you are looking at almost the cost of another unit to replace that FYI. I would have a fridge unit built in under the island, and simply install the pour tower on the countertop. That way if you ever decide to get rid of the kegs,..you now a fridge that can be utilized and simply remove the tower. 0 -
If you always like drinking the same beer, keg beer is certainly a bit cheaper. But not a tremendous amount, especially considering the cost and upkeep of the kegorator and tap system, including the CO2. 15.5 gallon "half barrels" go for about $65 for your standard Miller Lite/Bud swill. That works out to 165 12-oz. beers. But you typically lose 15 percent that you throw away as foam, so you actually yield about 140 servings. So, the price works out to about 46 cents per serving. Add in for CO2, cleaning supplies and incidentals, and you are at about 50 cents per serving.
Bottled beer of the same brands is about $17, and canned beer is about that much for a 30-pack. So, bottled beer costs about 71 cents and canned beer costs 57 cents. Plus, you have the hassle of transporting kegs to and fro. And if you don't drink the whole keg in a reasonable amount of time, it will go stale, driving the per-serving cost way up.
I like to drink a variety of beers, including micro-brews, seasonals, etc. So, saving 7 to 21 cents per serving is not attractive to me if I have to drink the same think all of the time. Right now, I have at least five different kinds of beer in my fridge, ranging from Miller Lite to Michelob Ultra Amber to Blue Moon to Leinenkugels to Harpoon.
Is draft beer better? It's the same stuff as in the bottles and cans.0 -
I bought a conversion kit online somewhere that included the keg tap, co2 tank, hoses and faucet/tap for under $300.
I put it into an extra fridge in the garage, where me and guys spend most of our time.
I bought some pitchers to bring it inside.
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The beauty of having a kegerator is you can brew your own beer and keg it rather than bottle it. It is infinitely better than any store bought beer. Do it! 0 -
actually,..buying a keg is a 40% savings. But I only worked for Miller, Coors, Corona, Sam Adams, Heineken, Dogfish, Rolling Rock, etc,...so I could have my numbers a bit off.
there are 163 12oz beers with a 1" head in a 1/2keg with no waste. The real kegs are no longer made.
As far as foam,..if your co2 is right, there will be very little. AND, 1 bottle will do somewhere in the heighborhood of 8-10 barrels.0 -
I've had one for about a year and a half now, and it's been great. Three steady beer drinkers in the house, and plenty of people over, so we go thru a keg about every 2 weeks. Can't beat the convenience, and look at the environmental side...no bottles or cans to recycle [:D] 0 -
Keg beer is cheaper by the quantity but not necessarily overall. Some folks that get a keg fridge suddenly find their house is party central and the beer budget goes through the roof. And the potential for collateral damage seems to increase exponentially.
I have a fridge very similar to the one in shooter's picture I've been trying to sell for weeks. People keep responding to my craig's list but then not answering when I email them back.0 -
one of my celly's in college had a kegerater. was nice but in the long run it cost more than buying a few cases.
1)propelant - CO2 =$
2)keg of . . . . = $
3)unless everyone is drinking from it the beer goes stale = waste of money
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I just got one today. a co-worker sold me the kegerator, co2, and an empty pony keg for $50. not a bad deal i thought!! Ive only had it plugged in a few hours and its cooled to 35 degrees. With a little cosmetic work i think this will be the envy of my buddies. 0
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