Help me finish my Kegerator!

[Eugenio]

Hey all, sorry if this has been asked a zillion times, but I'm a tad overwhelmed with all the information.

So my wife agreed to let me start building my standup fridge kegerator IF I keep it cheap and I have some sparkling water. Finally! So my plan is to buy the stuff that I can use to expand later, so basically id rather buy quality rather than having to rebuy. This is what I have so far:

Co2-
Micromatic Regulator - http://www.micromatic.com/great-products-15-off/double-gauge-co2-primary-premium-series-642

5lb Tank - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085282UK/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Kegs-
1 5G sanke for beer. Eventually want to have 3 sankes for beer
1 10G Ball keg - for Sparkling water

Now for the rest...just not sure what to get, anything you recommend for the following? Anything else I'm missing?

Gas lines - which ones? any type?

Beer lines - 10'? What brand would you recommend?

CO2 distributor - what kind of metal/ brand?

Picnic Faucet (Until I can setup the in door perlicks)?

Thank you in advance! First time kegging so not sure what I should get or am missing.

 

[day_trippr]

- Fizzy water may require higher CO2 pressure than beer, I often read of folks using up to 30 psi to carb up water. You may be best served with a dual primary regulator. I recommend the Taprite T752HP.

- Don't buy a shiny new gas cylinder unless you have lined up a refill station at a reasonable price. Many if not most gas retailers have gone to an exchange model, which would leave you waving a sad good bye to your new tank as you lug home a steel beater.

- gas line is non critical, anything rated for gas will work. I prefer braided clear Tygon 3/16" ID as it's easy to work with even when chilled in my keezer.

- beer line can range from solid PVC through PET lined barrier tubing to anti-bacterial "silver" lined tubing. I use plain Bevlex 200 solid PVC, probably the most widely used and least expensive beer line sold. Some folks can detect a vinyl note if beer is left standing in PVC line over time and prefer barrier tubing. If you go with a PET lined tube like Bev Seal Ultra 235 you'll want to add an extra 50% to the length.

- I have a few gas distributors in use, all with shut-off valves with integrated checks. They all use the same aluminum beam design. Never have any problem with them. Widely available, shop by price.

- picnic faucets seem generic - I don't think there's a stand-out "brand" to favor, go with whatever you can find...

Cheers!

 

[Eugenio]

Great, thanks for the info! Do you have a place where you'd recommend looking for the lines and the aluminum manifold?

 

[day_trippr]

Aluminum beam gas manifolds are fairly generic, so shop on price, and make sure the shut-off valves have integrated check valves.
I bought a couple of 4-way and a 6-way manifold from chicompany.net and ritebrew.com.

For the tubing, I bought a roll of Bevlex 200 from my lhbs, but you can find that stuff everywhere.
More exotic tubing you'll need to hunt for...

Cheers!

 

[Eugenio]

Ended up ordering the rest of the equipment from Foxx, ill post a picture once its up and running. Thank you!

 

[Eugenio]

Thank you for the help. This is how my setup is looking. Now I'm missing the sanke components for the beer, and to organize the gas lines and build a shelf for the kegs.