Any coolers that fit a 5g keg?

**Brewing Clamper** · 11-07-2006, 06:22 PM

I was just wondering if any of you have ever found a cooler that can fit a full size keg. I'd like to be able to take one to a camping trip and be able to keep it cool all weekend. Any thoughts?

teu1003 · 11-07-2006, 06:33 PM

I went online and entered "plastic barrels" in my browser. I found numerous industial vendors (few of which would sell retail -- they wanted to sell 100 barrels, not one). One that I found had used barrels, so I bought a 15 gallon barrel ... its 25 inches tall and 14 inches wide. It had a closed top so i sawed it off and also sawed handles on each side. I can put the keg in the barrel and surround it with old half litre water bottles which I always keep in the freezer to use for my prechiller. Or you can use ice. It works great if you want to take a keg to a party and have to provide your own "refrigeration".

**olllllo** · 11-07-2006, 06:41 PM

I looked into this too for awhile.

Even on the tallest Igloo Ice cube, you'll have to cut a hole in the top.
There was a thread on this with pics.

I was looking into beverage coolers. The kind you'd see serving Ice Tea at a catered event or on a golf course, but I gave up.

The tallest ones end up being too wide and bulky. Plus once you go to all that trouble, you'll want even more headspace to actually hook up connectors and add a tapper somewhere.

dougjones31 · 11-07-2006, 06:46 PM

Buy 12 inch PVC or CPVC pipe and make your own cooler. Nice and compact yet functional.

**olllllo** · 11-07-2006, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dougjones31

Buy 12 inch PVC or CPVC pipe and make your own cooler. Nice and compact yet functional.

Damn you Doug! That's just enough of a great idea for me look into it again!

Ball Lock Kegs:
25" High x 8 1/2" Diameter

Pin Lock Kegs:
22-23" High x 9" Diameter

Were you just pulling that 12" PVC measurement out of thin air. Doesn't seem to leave alot of room for ice.

Cursory search for pricing is $26 per foot...does that sound right?

Probably need close to 26" with additional headspace gained with the cap = $52+.

Ideally, get the right diameter for ice and then get a larger diameter to go around that and fill with foam insulation. Could start to get expensive unless some of this falls off a truck.

Cheesefood · 11-07-2006, 07:35 PM

Make a draft box and don't worry about refridgerating the whole keg.

**olllllo** · 11-07-2006, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheesefood

Make a draft box and don't worry about refridgerating the whole keg.

I have a draft box, but the ideal is to get a self contained unit with wheels.

ian · 11-07-2006, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by olllllo

I have a draft box, but the ideal is to get a self contained unit with wheels.

I agree. This now has me looking for cheap plastic pipe . . .

Glibbidy · 11-07-2006, 08:30 PM

I have a this huge cooler (120 qt's) that could fit two corny's. I picked it up at Sam's our local army/navy. It looks like a cooler you would take on a boat to stash your fish, or bait, or snacks, or better BEER!
It definitely would require two people to carry it around.

ian · 11-07-2006, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by glibbidy

I have a this huge cooler (120 qt's) that could fit two corny's. I picked it up at Sam's our local army/navy. It looks like a cooler you would take on a boat to stash your fish, or bait, or snacks, or better BEER!
It definitely would require two people to carry it around.

would it fit two cornies vertically? I haven't seen any that are that tall.