I would like to start kegging my home brewed beer and get a keggerator, but keggerators are built for standard kegs and not the cornelius kegs. Can I easily put cornelius fittings on the keg lines? Which keggerator is good to buy for this reason. I would only like to spend $400-$600.
2007-03-13 16:05:17 · 4 answers · asked by wiu992000 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
You got some informative answers to your question but not sure they answer what you were looking for. The short response is "yes". It is pretty easy to change out the fittings from a standard keg kegerator to one that will accept cornelius (corny) kegs.
I would suggest the following:
-Look for a used kegerator or fridge converted to a kegerator. "Significant others" aren't always as excited about having beer on tap all the time.
-If it is a conversion, make sure your corny kegs will fit with a couple inches clearance for the fittings.
-If the seller is a homebrewer, the kegerator might already be set up for corny kegs.
-If not, head down to your local homebrew supply shop and pick up either ball or pin-lock fittings for the system. There will be two (one for the beer line, one for the gas line).
-I would suggest buying new beer lines while you are there in case they were not kept as sanitary as needed.
-Swapping out the fittings shouldn't take more than a screwdriver and a new screw clamp.
-Enjoy your beer!
2007-03-14 08:15:30 · answer #1 · answered by Rookie Researcher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey,
Why buy a commercial keggerator...you homebrew...that means you make your own beer...you should make your own keggerator right? :-)
I built my own keggerator out of a $299 fridge i bought at home depot. Got the co2 set up, the taps and the kegs all peicemeal...started with the co2 tank, regulator, lines and tap for one keg...then moved to a second keg...now i can move back and forth from homebrew to micro brews by changing the tap fittings...very easy...and run two kegs at once.
As for kegging...its easy easy easy...just seconday ferment in a carboy, purge your keg with co2, transfer the beer, close the keg, and set up the co2 line in....i leave it at about 13.5-14.5 psi for two-three days...line in but no line out...and it is perfect every time. thats the psi i run the beer at...people are always giving me different pressures to run at...some as low as 11 some as high as in the 30s...but my local microbrewery (Yards) told me that they pressurize at about13.5-14...and he said that would be a good pressure to run their beer at....
all in all...home kegging is the best..its easy, faster than bottles, tastes better (i've even cask conditioned and dry hopped in the keg-wow) and totally uncomplicated once you get a few under your belt. I ve been brewing since 1994 and will never bottle anything that isnt a long aged beer like an imperial stout or barleywine.
Don't worry...have a homebrew right? lol...
If you need a PRO to help out or set you up with the parts to convert a fridge or freezer (and there are instructions online for both btw) you can contact a George, a great guy and a friend of mine at homebrewsweethomebrew.com. He wont send you the wrong way.
Good luck!!
2007-03-13 16:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make nice with a microbrewery in your area. That's what I do. I send them a keg and my carboy after fermentation is complete and it's stable enough to transport. Buy their product, give a nice tip and be nice to them and they'll come around soon enough to help you out. They have the proper equipment. It's worth it. I tried to keg my own beer once for my home bar. Didn't work out very well.
2007-03-13 16:31:25 · answer #3 · answered by no name brand canned beans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
standard kegs are to hard to clean you better off to buy the cornelius set up its alot cheeper 190.00 and adapt it to a fridge of your chose
2007-03-13 16:47:51 · answer #4 · answered by propboost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋