I'm doing a keezer build, and will soon have a 5-tap (expandable to 6 if I choose) keezer in service. My initial thought was to retire (& sell) my old 3-tap model, as I don't think I can sustain 8-9 different brews at once given my brewing output and the fact that I do 10-gallon batches.
But that got me to thinking. With the diminished per-keg drain rate that I'll have with 5 or 6 taps, I'll have trouble rotating through all my 10-gallon batches *anyway*. And most of the members of my homebrew club are likewise doing 10-gallon batches, so many of them might be having the same problem.
So I got an idea: why not do a keg swap for the 2nd keg of some of these batches, keep the 3-tap kegerator, and use it for my "guest taps"? That way I can have more variety on tap, can brew more styles for myself (as I only need to go through 5 gallons of each brew instead of 10), reduce the number of kegs that are just sitting around aging, and have a lot more chance to drink my fellow homebrew club's beers and have them drink some of my own.
It seems like it's just win-win all around.
I'm wondering if any folks in homebrew clubs have set up similar arrangements. Did it go well? Did your guys retain interest over a decent period of time?
But that got me to thinking. With the diminished per-keg drain rate that I'll have with 5 or 6 taps, I'll have trouble rotating through all my 10-gallon batches *anyway*. And most of the members of my homebrew club are likewise doing 10-gallon batches, so many of them might be having the same problem.
So I got an idea: why not do a keg swap for the 2nd keg of some of these batches, keep the 3-tap kegerator, and use it for my "guest taps"? That way I can have more variety on tap, can brew more styles for myself (as I only need to go through 5 gallons of each brew instead of 10), reduce the number of kegs that are just sitting around aging, and have a lot more chance to drink my fellow homebrew club's beers and have them drink some of my own.
It seems like it's just win-win all around.
I'm wondering if any folks in homebrew clubs have set up similar arrangements. Did it go well? Did your guys retain interest over a decent period of time?