akthor
Well-Known Member
I'm a control panel and some odds and ends away from getting my new 1bbl brewery up and running. Moving from 10 gal brewing and 5 gal cornys to 1bbl brewing and 15.5 gallon Sankeys presents some challenges one of which is storing and serving from 1/2 bbl kegs.
So I've been hunting and searching for things I could make into a kegerator capable of holding some volume, at least 4 Sankey's. I knew if I went the chest freezer route I was looking at building a collar and I was concerned about the bottom withstanding the weight of 4 Sankey's. I was considering building a walk in cooler. But I have remodel an entire basement into Mancave 3.0 plus building Brewery 3.0 so money was a concern in building a walk in. Plus space, its a smallish basement.
So i searched and searched then this showed up. A HBT'er who uses one helped me with some questions and then I knew this was what I wanted. Bur I thought this was too good to be true. A 16 crate 1 sided milk cooler for $325???
This looked like an awesome kegerator just waiting to happen. They go for $2K+ new.
http://www.webstaurantstore.com/beverage-air-sm58n-w-white-milk-cooler-1-sided-58-1-2/185SM58NW.html
They were selling it for $325. I was leery but god bless church groups it was legit. Had them plug it in and put a cup of water in it the night before I came to check it out. Looks and works perfectly. All stainless steel interior. It will hold 5 Sankey's at least an maybe even 2 or 3 cornys in between.
They were like sooooo it works will the $325 be OK for a price? And they seemed to hold their breath. I think I could have dickered them down on the price but I didn't have the heart as I felt I was getting a screaming deal already. I happily handed them the cash. They even helped load it. It rolls beautifully on heavy duty casters but it weighs over 300 lbs empty. I will need to put a new doorway into my mancave to fit the cooler into it as its 31" wide and my doorway is only 29". But I'll gladly do it.
So I've been hunting and searching for things I could make into a kegerator capable of holding some volume, at least 4 Sankey's. I knew if I went the chest freezer route I was looking at building a collar and I was concerned about the bottom withstanding the weight of 4 Sankey's. I was considering building a walk in cooler. But I have remodel an entire basement into Mancave 3.0 plus building Brewery 3.0 so money was a concern in building a walk in. Plus space, its a smallish basement.
So i searched and searched then this showed up. A HBT'er who uses one helped me with some questions and then I knew this was what I wanted. Bur I thought this was too good to be true. A 16 crate 1 sided milk cooler for $325???
This looked like an awesome kegerator just waiting to happen. They go for $2K+ new.
http://www.webstaurantstore.com/beverage-air-sm58n-w-white-milk-cooler-1-sided-58-1-2/185SM58NW.html
They were selling it for $325. I was leery but god bless church groups it was legit. Had them plug it in and put a cup of water in it the night before I came to check it out. Looks and works perfectly. All stainless steel interior. It will hold 5 Sankey's at least an maybe even 2 or 3 cornys in between.
They were like sooooo it works will the $325 be OK for a price? And they seemed to hold their breath. I think I could have dickered them down on the price but I didn't have the heart as I felt I was getting a screaming deal already. I happily handed them the cash. They even helped load it. It rolls beautifully on heavy duty casters but it weighs over 300 lbs empty. I will need to put a new doorway into my mancave to fit the cooler into it as its 31" wide and my doorway is only 29". But I'll gladly do it.
