1/2 Keg and 1/6 barrel fitment in a Keezer....

[J98NY]

It started off wanting a little mini fridge conversion, and in less than 2 weeks it turned into wanted a chest freezer. I need one of the larger ones I believe (14sqft-21sqft), I would like to have 3 sixth barrels, and one half keg. Gotta have the half keg for my CL. I was told most of the Seasonal Sam's come in sixth barrels, then i'll need prob a mic ultra for the ol lady. I would also like to store the co2 in the freezer.
If I have to add a collar I can.
A picture would be fantastic. I'd like to have a tower up top with 4 spouts.

Thanks for the help, and yes, I searched, and even went though the 50 page thread on pictures. Apparently 1/2 barrels aren't common around here lol

 

[J98NY]

no one?

 

[wilserbrewer]

1/2 barrels aren't that common cause they are big for home use...they are also heavy...say around 150 lbs...you better be a big bear or you'll need alot of help to get that beast in the keezer. Sankes work great btw for homebrew IMO.

 

[brewingmeister]

Yeah it's going to weigh over 150 lbs. And you better be a bear or have an armored keezer because it's going to get beat up trying to get a half barrel over the top. Hurts my back just thinking about it.

 

[copyright1997]

I decided that even though my converted refrigerator could hold a 1/2 barrel that there was no freakin way I was going to be able to carry the thing from my car to the basement.

But, you *can* take the beer and transfer it from the original container to a set of corny kegs without introducing oxygen. Simply do a bev line to bev line setup between the sanke and the corny's.

Here's one of many videos that someone has done:

One comment. I make sure my target corny kegs are sanitized (e.g. Star San) and also use Star San on both the connection and target QD's. (Unlike serving a single beer, you don't want ANY critters introduced to the beer to be stored for weeks/months.)

While this isn't as nice as having a single 1/2 barrel keg in a keezer, it does allow you to re-think how wide the keezer has to be and eliminates the issue of trying to lift the 160# half barrel!

Hope this helps.