Like so many other people out there i, decided to make a portable beer dispneser out of a 5 gallon drinking cooler. The biggest purchase by far is the new 2.5 gallong keg. That was 100 bucks from rebel brewing. That so far is the best price i found.
Here is what i got and their prices:
Blue Coleman cooler - Walmart $20
2.5 Gallon Keg - Rebel Brewing $99
Faucet with 3 inch shank - Amazon $19
Quick Disconnect Male nipple - Lowes $2
Quick Disconnect Female - Lowes $2
16 ounce CO2 paintball tank - Free from my pops
Adapter for putting regulator on tank - Rebel Brewing $12
2" brass nipple - lowes $3
Two barbed hose adapters one with threads on outside, other with threads on inside. - lowes $3
The items i need are not quite all here yet, so i am anxiously waiting for the arrival of the rest. A couple things i plan on doing differently than what i have seen on others is im making a quick disconnect for the CO2 hook up. I plan on drilling a hole through the cooler, near the top, then inserting a 2 inch nipple with male threads on both side. im putting a 1/4 inch barbed end on the end of the nipple inside the cooler, and on the outside im using the quick disconnect similar to that of air compressor tools.
If anyone is interested in wanting to make one also, please join me as i will be throwing up some detailed pics for the duration of the project.
here is most of the equipment, but more pics of my progress will soon follow!
Here is what i got and their prices:
Blue Coleman cooler - Walmart $20
2.5 Gallon Keg - Rebel Brewing $99
Faucet with 3 inch shank - Amazon $19
Quick Disconnect Male nipple - Lowes $2
Quick Disconnect Female - Lowes $2
16 ounce CO2 paintball tank - Free from my pops
Adapter for putting regulator on tank - Rebel Brewing $12
2" brass nipple - lowes $3
Two barbed hose adapters one with threads on outside, other with threads on inside. - lowes $3
The items i need are not quite all here yet, so i am anxiously waiting for the arrival of the rest. A couple things i plan on doing differently than what i have seen on others is im making a quick disconnect for the CO2 hook up. I plan on drilling a hole through the cooler, near the top, then inserting a 2 inch nipple with male threads on both side. im putting a 1/4 inch barbed end on the end of the nipple inside the cooler, and on the outside im using the quick disconnect similar to that of air compressor tools.
If anyone is interested in wanting to make one also, please join me as i will be throwing up some detailed pics for the duration of the project.
here is most of the equipment, but more pics of my progress will soon follow!