cjl73
New Member
Hi all,
I've been lurking on these forums for a while but I'm still confused...!
I am an active user on many forums and I do get frustrated when a complete noobie doesn't search around for the answers before posting a "help me please" thread... but I've gone around in circles for so many weeks now I am completely lost and need some experienced guidance badly.
First off, I love beer, I have done some homebrewing with mixed results, maybe I'm just not patient enough... :-/ but I recently moved to Pittsburgh and with the plethora of fantastic microbrewers in the city, it seems futile to resort to brewing my own at this stage... maybe I'll return to it eventually but for now I want a way to have the fantastic brews offered locally on draft in my own apartment.
My dilemma - I have a small space (the unit's footprint can be no bigger than 25x33 - height is not a problem though) for a kegerator, but it seems after all the reading I have done on the forum that a keezer is a much better option... but the conversions I have seen are all on models that it would seem would not fit in the space available...
Also, my favorite brewer only does 64oz growlers and then jumps to 1/2 barrels... I do not mind at all if that's all I can fit in there, I love the beer they make so one option is fine, for now anyways... but is there a chest freezer that will fit a half-barrel but still fit in the space?
Has anyone any advice on what i should do?
I found this
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=145054#BVRRWidgetID
at sam's club... would it work for a half-barrel?
I can't go for the CL option as I don't have any way to transport a chest freezer (my car is tiny... city living). So my only option is a new fridge which will be delivered to my door, I also have a total budget of only 300-350 bucks or so (I'm a poorly grad student)...
I also don't know what fridge I would buy if a keezer is not the better option, the oster and sanyo models everyone converts don't seem to be available anywhere (new) anymore, and I need new as I have no way to transport one second hand :-(
So, in summary, to fit a single half barrel keg, is there a chest freezer that would work, that I can get delivered? Or is there a fridge option?
I would much rather convert a fridge or freezer myself (both for the fun of it, and as it would save $$$) and I enjoy a little bit of DIY now and again
Sorry for the essay, if anyone can help I'd be much obliged...
I've been lurking on these forums for a while but I'm still confused...!
I am an active user on many forums and I do get frustrated when a complete noobie doesn't search around for the answers before posting a "help me please" thread... but I've gone around in circles for so many weeks now I am completely lost and need some experienced guidance badly.
First off, I love beer, I have done some homebrewing with mixed results, maybe I'm just not patient enough... :-/ but I recently moved to Pittsburgh and with the plethora of fantastic microbrewers in the city, it seems futile to resort to brewing my own at this stage... maybe I'll return to it eventually but for now I want a way to have the fantastic brews offered locally on draft in my own apartment.
My dilemma - I have a small space (the unit's footprint can be no bigger than 25x33 - height is not a problem though) for a kegerator, but it seems after all the reading I have done on the forum that a keezer is a much better option... but the conversions I have seen are all on models that it would seem would not fit in the space available...
Also, my favorite brewer only does 64oz growlers and then jumps to 1/2 barrels... I do not mind at all if that's all I can fit in there, I love the beer they make so one option is fine, for now anyways... but is there a chest freezer that will fit a half-barrel but still fit in the space?
Has anyone any advice on what i should do?
I found this
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=145054#BVRRWidgetID
at sam's club... would it work for a half-barrel?
I can't go for the CL option as I don't have any way to transport a chest freezer (my car is tiny... city living). So my only option is a new fridge which will be delivered to my door, I also have a total budget of only 300-350 bucks or so (I'm a poorly grad student)...
I also don't know what fridge I would buy if a keezer is not the better option, the oster and sanyo models everyone converts don't seem to be available anywhere (new) anymore, and I need new as I have no way to transport one second hand :-(
So, in summary, to fit a single half barrel keg, is there a chest freezer that would work, that I can get delivered? Or is there a fridge option?
I would much rather convert a fridge or freezer myself (both for the fun of it, and as it would save $$$) and I enjoy a little bit of DIY now and again
Sorry for the essay, if anyone can help I'd be much obliged...