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OkieDokie
Joined: 31 Aug 2013 Posts: 191 Location: Oklahoma
Drinking: Electric ale, Weizen
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Link Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:49 pm Post subject: Front loading kegerator |
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I noticed people who have permanent taps set up like Kal's, must load kegs from the front. I really want to make or purchase the base or "kegerator" part so as to not have to open the lid and place kegs down. Is there a thread with schematics or some model numbers, links, etc., where I can start the planning process. I can pretty much out together anything so complexity doesn't matter. Thanks.
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huaco
Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas
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Geosmashing
Joined: 25 Apr 2014 Posts: 36 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Link Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 2:15 am Post subject: |
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Your standard upright, freezer on-top refrigerator is easy enough to come by for cheap (or even free) on your local Craigslist-type website. If you're willing to do some cutting, you should be able to fit 4-5 kegs inside easily, with the CO2 tank.
When using a fridge, you won't need to left kegs down/up, which was the OP's requirement. Also to his question, you don't need to worry at all when drilling through the front door, there will be no coils or lines in the door. You can never know with the sidewalls, though.
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11121 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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Geosmashing
Joined: 25 Apr 2014 Posts: 36 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Link Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 3:29 am Post subject: |
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Kal, What temperature do you keep your condition/lager and carbonating refrigerator at?
I'm thinking you need to keep it at around 11 Celsius/52 Fahrenheit to ferment lagers properly, but if that's the case how do you carbonate appropriately by "simply connecting the CO2 up to the keg and waiting two weeks with the regulator set to the standard serving pressure"? Isn't that too warm to achieve 2.4 volumes of CO2 at 10-12 PSI? What PSI do you serve at?
Thanks and
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11121 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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Link Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 3:46 am Post subject: |
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Near freezing, maybe a degree above.
CO2 in this fridge is set to ~4 PSI which at 33F gives me 2.0 volumes of CO2.
My serving keezer is also at the same temp, PSI set the same way to get around 1.8 to 2.0 for most ales, or 2.5 or slightly higher for Kolsch, light lagers, blonde ales, etc. (I use a 2-regulator setup). Keeping the keezer near freezing avoids any sort of humidity issues that keezers are known for - it simply freezes on the sides and once a year or so I take it off. Beer coming out of the tap is at ~38F.
Kal
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Geosmashing
Joined: 25 Apr 2014 Posts: 36 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Link Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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kal wrote: | Near freezing, maybe a degree above. |
Hmm, I'm confused. So do you ferment lagers in there too or use it only for carbonating/conditioning? Don't lagers usually ferment at 45 to 55 °F (7 to 13 °C)?
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11121 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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Vintage Year
Joined: 13 Jan 2014 Posts: 7 Location: Houston, TX
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