How Do You Build A Kegerator?
Draft beer can be served in the comfort of one’s home with a kegerator (a portmanteau of “keg” and “refrigerator”). Kegerators are converted refrigerators that enable anyone to have one or more kegs of chilled beer on tap. Homebrewed beer as well as commercial kegs of beer can be served with a kegerator, and the quality will be identical to that found in your local tavern or brewpub. Kegerators are relatively easy to build and operate, and can be quite cost effective. Kegerators are also quite “green”, as they eliminate the need for bottled and canned beer. • Soda keg for homebrewed beer and 5 pound CO2 cylinder with regulator in kegerator Understand the basic functions and components of a kegerator. A kegerator is essentially a keg of beer that is kept cold in a refrigerator. The refrigerator has a beer tap or faucet protruding from it, from which the beer is dispensed. The beer is forced through the faucet from the keg by forcing carbon dioxide into the keg. A small tank (cylinder) o
