Hi,

I am building a kegerator for my boyfriend for Christmas. I think I am in over my head yet I still want to try it. First, you said you bought everything for $350. I can not find all that under $300, not including a $200 fridge, any help? Should I buy a keg conversion kit? What exactly do I need? 2 keg taps, 2 hoses, 1 double faucet tower, a 2.5 co2 tank, external thermostat, nuts and bolts and a drip tray? that all. of course 2 soda kegs and a fridge. Please help, I will happily send you pictures of me making the keg, you'll like them and it will add a little chick appeal to the website.

Thanks for the help in advance,

Monique

If anyone is interested, there is another end of the spectrum for kegerators. Very high end and highly fabricated kegerators called Craigerators.

Check them out. www.craigerator.com They are truly pieces of art!

Craig

I am wanting to build a kegerator out of a compact refrigerator but I am having trouble finding on that is deep enough to hold a 1/4 barrel.(all I want is one that will handle a 1/4 barrel not a 1/2 barrel)Does anyone know of a make and model that will work it needs to be 17" wide by 17" deep at least.
thanks
Rob W.

First I would like to thank you for your insperation on making my own kegerator. I used a Whirlpool Galdiator refrigerator. H.H. Gregg had them on sale for $200 and I couldn't find a good source for the Sanyo. But the Galdiator works great. It comes with wheels and a removeable top. I purchased a keg stand from Danby ($21.50), that fits in to hold the 1/4 keg over the compressor hump. I also had a stainless steel sleeve to trim out the tower hole. I would be more than happy to provide pictures upon request. All I need to add is a drip pan and I am just waiting for the right deal on one. For now the rubber bar mat that I purchsed from Coors will have to do. One word of caution if you plan to use a USED regulator no matter what test it prior to connecting it to a keg. I guess that wouldn't be bad advice for a new one also. I found that you can destroy a keg of beer with to much pressure.

Hey Chad, do you think that it would be possible to fit 2 corny kegs and a 5 gal tank inside if you took the panneling off the door? Also do you have a second regulator so you can control the PSi of each keg, im sure something like lets say...Blue Moon and Miller lite would need different PSi. Nice set up, very clean.
Jason

I would like to use a refrigerator in a basement workroom to house 2, 1/4 kegs. Co2 would be outside refrigerator. What I expect to do is run beer lines from the refrigerator over about 12 feet to a corner cabinet in the kitchen on the floor above. The beer spouts would be located there in the kitchen, rather than at the kegolator, which is the only configuration I have found on the web. Do you see any of this as problematic? The only hitch I see is that the 12 foot run wouldn't be refrigerated - but, maybe even that is feasible. (They would, at least, be insulated.) Thanks for posting my question. Here's hoping for some helpful input.

Thanks for the advice, it's been very helpful. I've built one of these myself now, and you can fit a regular 5lb CO2 tank in with 2 Cornelius kegs, if you put it on the hump behind them. I plan to build a shelf to hold it up where I can access it without moving the kegs next.
I've read elsewhere (http://www.courtlandsystems.com/kegerator/) that you can fit 2 sixtels in a 4912 if you chop the door a little.

just mentioning that a kegolator dose not have to be mint. i used to work for sears and I saw $2000+ fridges with tiny dents for $800 to $1500. ask for dented ones (get a ding repair kit) ask for missing knobs (your using a thermostat) ask for floor models (wash it out... theraly) its an easy way to save.