For whatever who truly loves beer, a Homemade Kegerator is what we would all love to have. Even for the most novice person, you can build one with a few tools, and a conversion kit. This scheme should only take you about an hour or so. For this scheme I am going to discus a full size refrigerator into a kegerator. There are mini kegerators, and chest kegerators and those that have up to 4 taps, but I will talk about that later in a distinct projects. But for now, just a particular tap on an upright fridge.
Some tools you will need are:
Four Door Refrigerator
Screwdrivers, Power drill, 7/8" hole saw, Measuring tape, 1 used refrigerator, and most importantly the Conversion kit
Lets start:
1) You will need to find a used upright refrigerator, you should be able to find one about anyplace fairly cheap. When you do accumulate one, you should take out all the racks, and clean it good.
2) Find a place you would like to place it. Now we need to make sure it is level, place the level inside or on top of the fridge, you may need to use plywood, 2x2s, and a few shims, to make it even.
3) Before you start drilling a hole for the tap, make sure you put it low enough so the freezer door can open without hitting the tap handle. Start from the inside of the door and measure where you want the tap, then put a mark there, then go to the surface of the door and do the same thing.
4) Now that you have settled where to place the tap, you can start drilling. Drill a 1/4" pilot hole through the whole way through the door to get us started.
5) Now take and drill a 7/8" hole on where you started you pilot hole, for your shank.
6) Then accumulate your shank in the door with the lock nut in your kit, and now you are ready for the tap to go on.
7) install the drip tray nearby a foot below the tap by putting screws into the door to hang the tray on.
8) Take one end of your beer hose and push onto the end you the shank, then tighten with a clamp.
9) Take the other end of your beer hose and attach to the keg coupler, and tighten.
10) Now take your air hose and push it onto the nipple sticking out of the keg coupler, and tighten with a screw clamp.
11) Take the other end of your air line and push over the nipple on your regulator and tighten it with a screw clamp.
12) When you fasten the keg coupler on the keg, make sure the cope is pushed back to the "off" position. Then fasten to the keg. Then depress the cope to tap the keg.
13) Open the valve all the way on the C02 tank
14) Pressurize the keg by placing the cope of the shut-off valve on the regulator in the "open" position ( level up and down).
Some Tips:
When you order your kit you will get step-by-step instructions on what to do. Check your conversion kit to make sure you will get all you need. All kits are a minuscule different. Your Co2 tank will need to be filled. Welding suppliers or other places in the phone book. Beer should be kept at 36-40degrees. Make sure your keg is cold before you tap your beer, or you may end up with a lot of foam.
Most Importantly enjoy your ice cold beer from your new homemade kegerator just in time for football season.
How to Make a Homemade Kegerator
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