KhellendrosXS
Well-Known Member
I have a question for some of you knowledgeable folks, but first a little back story.
I had to replace our fridge this spring not because it was letting food spoil, no it was freezing it. Its an old side by side and I know I can fit at least 4 corny kegs in the fridge portion and one on the freezer side (plus a 5lb CO2). Unfortunately this is the only fridge I have to work with. What I can see after I stripped all the plastic out of the back is that there is a fan at the top of the freezer portion and a duct that has a butterfly plate going to the top of the fridge. There is also a circulation hole which can be opened and closed towards the bottom of the freezer and fridge.
My questions:
1) Is it feasible to even try to set such a fridge up as a kegerator?
2) Should I only use the fridge portion and just store the CO2 in the freezer side (though there might be room at the bottom of the fridge portion)?
3) Can I just drill a few 2"+ (maybe 4) holes in between the two compartments to equalize the temp?
I dont (for now) have a temperature control device due to SWMBO saying I cant spend any more money on anything but ingredients, but I do have a digital temp probe for cooking in the kitchen which I could use to adjust the temperature if the above ideas on equalizing temperature are do-able.
Im also going to be insulating the doors with 2" extruded polystyrene. I just have to pull the rest of the door insides off and rip out the fiberglass and do some trimming to make sure they will close without bumping anything.
I had to replace our fridge this spring not because it was letting food spoil, no it was freezing it. Its an old side by side and I know I can fit at least 4 corny kegs in the fridge portion and one on the freezer side (plus a 5lb CO2). Unfortunately this is the only fridge I have to work with. What I can see after I stripped all the plastic out of the back is that there is a fan at the top of the freezer portion and a duct that has a butterfly plate going to the top of the fridge. There is also a circulation hole which can be opened and closed towards the bottom of the freezer and fridge.
My questions:
1) Is it feasible to even try to set such a fridge up as a kegerator?
2) Should I only use the fridge portion and just store the CO2 in the freezer side (though there might be room at the bottom of the fridge portion)?
3) Can I just drill a few 2"+ (maybe 4) holes in between the two compartments to equalize the temp?
I dont (for now) have a temperature control device due to SWMBO saying I cant spend any more money on anything but ingredients, but I do have a digital temp probe for cooking in the kitchen which I could use to adjust the temperature if the above ideas on equalizing temperature are do-able.
Im also going to be insulating the doors with 2" extruded polystyrene. I just have to pull the rest of the door insides off and rip out the fiberglass and do some trimming to make sure they will close without bumping anything.