Turn Your Old Fridge into a Kegerator - How I built mine!
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2022
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In this video I step you through the process of converting an old refrigerator into a kegerator, including all the equipment you will need for kegging your beer! Check out the links below for other related videos and recommended equipment.
You can see all the exact equipment I use in my videos at my Amazon page here:
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How to make a Fermentation Chamber:
• How to Make a Fermenta...
Kegging and Bottling your beer:
• Bottling and Kegging y...
5 lbs CO2 Tank - Don't buy new. Most people swap 5 or 20 lbs tanks at home brew store or CO2 supply store. If you do buy a new tank, you can typically get it filled at a fire safety or welding store. - Jak na to + styl
I just ordered the stuff to add another keg to the system when I get it. I picked up the manifold too. I can't wait to put this all together! I'm still waiting on a refrigerator.
This system is legit. Will definitely be building one similar..the secondary regulator for gassing the kegs is a great idea.
Thanks! It's been really good and works awesome. 🍻
Alsome show thanks for showing how to do it. I like the idea of gas outside.
You're welcome! It's a definite space saver, and it also doesn't mess with your regulator readings. Readings. When I had mine in my small chest freezer it wasn't always accurate because of the temperatures.
great video im using my chest freezer to ferment with the inkbird right now was plavving on turning it into a keezer and getting a fridge for fermenting but your video has me rethinking my plans
The fridge makes a much better kegerator in my opinion. Keep the chest freezer as the fermentation chamber! 🍻💯
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this is perfect timing! I looked just the other day to see if you had a video on exactly this, and here it is. I've got my parts to put something together (they all arrived today!) I just need the refrigerator and the manifold. I think I got the wrong tap though. I was trying to remember which was which and I think I remembered backwards.
Awesome man! You're well on your way!
Thanks for making this video. You did a great job 👍
You're welcome and thank you! 🍻
Great video! Thanks.
Thanks! Glad you liked it! 🍻
Hey man can you please do a review on the plastic kegs , I forget the Brand name I'm sure you know what I am talking about
Do you mean the 2 gallon large pet plastic bottles that look like giant soda bottles?
Yeap exactly thanks
Four Taps! Wow, Very Good Kegerator🍺🍺🍺 I can not drinks all this Bier🍺🍺🍺🍺
You got to have friends to help! My neighbors love it!
Oh and yeah, I got a new Co2 tank, I realized as I was trying to sleep last night that it was a dumb move if I can't get it refilled and they want to swap them out I didn't sleep well.
Try fire extinguisher/fire safety places, and welding supply places. They will refill CO2 if you drop it off and you can keep your same tank. I do that all the time.
Hi love the videos! When you keg the beer, could you explain how long do you let the keg set on 30 psi before going to 12 psi? Also, how long after 12 psi do you normally let it set before pouring the first glass?
Thanks! Great questions. I usually put the keg on 30 PSI for 24 to 36 hours maximum, then switch it to your serving pressure at 10-12 PSI. You definitely do not want to go over. It's hard to fix an over carbonated keg. The easiest way is to carbonate at normal serving pressure for about a week. Usually it takes between 5-7 days at 10-12 psi. Depending on the beer, this also gives it time to condition more.
I just rewatched the video. I noticed your beer lines from the keg to the tap look like they are 4 feet long or more! How long are those lines? I imagine the length has to do with foam control?
They're more like 8 to 10 ft. Yes, it has everything to do with foam control. At 10 to 12 PSI you'll get foamy beer with shorter lines. I used to have around 4 to 5 ft, and I made them longer and it made all the difference! I should do a future video on that, because that's a common problem.
I'm planning on making one, but putting a bucket of glycol(my fermenter has a cooling coil) in the freezer compartment. Any ideas on where to run the glycol lines? I don't want to risk puncturing the refrigerant lines.
I'm not sure if there will be any coils between the section that separates the refrigerator and the freezer. My guess is there won't be. I've seen other videos where they have completely removed a section between the two. I would take a drill bit and go through just the plastic and then poke a stick through, most likely it will be just styrofoam and you will be able to tell if there's any coils in there.
Do you have the ink bird hooked up to the refrigerator? What’s your serving temperature?
No, that ink bird is for my fermentation chamber, aka the chest freezer. The refrigerator is set normal temperatures. Mine has a dial 1-10, I keep it about 5 out of 10, that way it prevents freezing, and seems to be a good serving temp, but that all depends on your fridge.
After you charge for 24-36hrs @ 30psi, is the keg then constantly at 10-12psi for its duration? How long does it take after switching to 10-12psi before you can drink it? Also, looks like you have a pretty standard sized fridge- how many 1/4 kegs total can you fit in there? Thanks a ton!!
At that pressure it should be close to the same carbonation level as if you set it at 10-12 psi for a week. Once you turn it back to 10-12 you should be able to drink it right away. It might be a little flatter than normal at first, but you don't want to overcarbonate it by leaving it longer. My refrigerator can fit 6 kegs in if I take the storage racks off of the door. If I leave them on, it fits about five, which is fine because I only have four taps on the front at any one time and gives me more room for other beers and growlers. 🍻
Northern Brewer had a sale the other day so we got 3 kits. I know it will be a good while before I get to them. Should I store the yeast in the refrigerator or the freezer? I don't have room to put the entire kit in anywhere I hope whatever else is in the boxes will be okay for a few months.
Never freeze the yeast. That goes in the refrigerator. The hops go in the freezer
@@CityscapeBrewing Thanks! The yeast is in the refrigerator. I'm afraid to take the hops out of the different boxes and put them in the refrigerator for forgetting which one goes to which one! I suppose there is a list with each of them in the box. I'll have to open them up and see what we have there.
Yes or just write down the ones you take out right on each box.