Which Kegerator to Buy ?

Hello

I need some advice on which kegerator to buy.

Has anyone weighed the pros and cons of buying a 3 tap kegerator vs converting a single tap to a 3 tap?

It looks like the single tap kegerators could hold 3 to 4 corny kegs.

The pre made 3 tap kegerators look like a lot more money for the same space just 2 more taps.

I am not opposed to spending more if it makes more sense and is better in the long run.

Thought I would get some recommendations before spending that kind of money.

I got my kegerator at a pretty steap discount, so I may not be the best judge of cost vs. value...

But...I have a danby kegerator that originally came as a single tap. Someone returned it to a local store, but somehow got away with not returning any of the kegging stuff (tower, faucet, co2 tank, hoses, etc.). Because of this, I found it as a normal fridge market at $100. I decided to buy the rest of the stuff on my own and it ended up coming to about the same price as it would have brand new. Of course, I got a perlick faucet and better beer lines.

Anyway... I've since upgraded it to a three tap, spending another $140 on a triple tap tower and then buying 2 more perlick faucets for $40 each. It fits 3 corny kegs and my co2 tank inside of it. I love having it. I have a homemade kegerator in the garage, but for inside...I wouldn't give this one up.

Honestly you may want to also factor in the possibility of converting a cheap fridge into a kegerator. The conversion kits + the cost of a cheap fridge usually come out to a fraction of the price, and then you can get exactly what sort of tower you want for it.

I see everyone is all about the perlicks... what about the beer lines? You said you got better ones. What kind?

I bought an edgestar w 2 taps from Kegerator.com... which I have since discovered has horrible svc. It should arrive tomorrow, before the Super Bowl!

I also bought a 1950's GE fridge to convert to a kegerator. So I will now need to buy a kit. If you have suggestions on where to buy or what to buy, I would appreciate them.

Hopefully you don't send me kegerator.coms way though!

BeerBottles said:

I see everyone is all about the perlicks... what about the beer lines? You said you got better ones. What kind?

I bought an edgestar w 2 taps from Kegerator.com... which I have since discovered has horrible svc. It should arrive tomorrow, before the Super Bowl!

I also bought a 1950's GE fridge to convert to a kegerator. So I will now need to buy a kit. If you have suggestions on where to buy or what to buy, I would appreciate them.

Hopefully you don't send me kegerator.coms way though!

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If you live in a case/distributor state, your friendly neighborhood beer distro can probably help you out. Where I used to work we sold micromatic kits.

Their website is here: http://www.micromatic.com/

There are others out there if you google for kegerator kits. You may also have some luck if you talk to your LHBS.

Build your own. It's cheaper and you'll end up with one that fits exactly what you need.