Good Deal? Need help ASAP

[FirefightingBrewer]

Sitting in my local BJ's and seeing a single valve kegerator with co2 Bottle (display model) for $199. Should I get it? I don't know much about these as I have bottled everything so far.

 

[FirefightingBrewer]

Here is a link to it.

http://www.bjs.com/nostalgia-electrics-kegorator-beer-keg-fridge---stainless-steel.product.27474

Any advice is appreciated.

 

[weirdboy]

That seems like a pretty good deal for a brand new kegerator with a tower. You will need to buy a couple of things to use it with corny kegs, but I would buy that. It doesn't say in the listing that there is a regulator, but I sort of have to assume it has one if it comes with a CO2 canister and is meant for dispensing beer.

 

[JohnnyO]

At $199, that sounds like a good deal.

For comparison, here is what I paid. I built mine.
Frigidaire mini fridge from Lowes: $175
Two-tap tower: $125
Co2 Tank: $60

Add to that upgraded faucets and lines, and I paid around $400.

I'd say go for it.

 

[smalliewader]

For 2 bills, i wouldnt have even bothered posting..... I'd be wheeling it to the check out.

 

[StrikeThree]

Half price is always a good deal, but if you don't need it right now you might want to be patient and keep an eye on craigslist. You might find an even better deal, I found a $599 kegerator for $200 recently, its used, but a little larger with digital temp readout, came with a full CO2 tank, dual reg, line cleaning kit, etc. I had almost bought a lower quality brand new one on sale for $399 just the day before and was glad I waited.

 

[logdrum]

CL got me a Kenmore clone of the venerable Sanyo xxxx (I forget the model #, holds 2, 5 gl cornies and a 5# tank, could hold a half cornie too) for $40.00 add tower, tank, disconnects, etc. Well over 2 bills. I say "sold"

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[bad67z]

For $200 "Do It" !!

 

[douglasbarbin]

Go for it.

 

[FirefightingBrewer]

Thanks guys, just needed a small push.

I am home with it now and scratching my head as I look at this thing. It has a regulator and one of the ball lock valves, are there any resources that could teach me how to set it up? I am lost.

 

[kh54s10]

I'm a bit confused. The pic shows a price of $399.99, The link shows $90 off for $379.99 but the post says $199. The pic in the post looks like a plain mini fridge. There is a shelf right in the middle??????? And I see no taps??????

 

[FirefightingBrewer]

It is a kegerator, the price is for the display model. Here is a pic of it somewhat assembled, I am showing the regulator, bottle and tap.

 

[FireBrew63]

Hey brother, what kind of kegs are you using? Sankes? Cornies? This company will have what you need if you do need it.
http://stores.kegconnection.com/StoreFront.bok

 

[FirefightingBrewer]

I am going to be using corny's to keg in. I need to get some new lines I assume, since these don't look like they would fit corny kegs.

 

[FireBrew63]

Hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like a sanke style tap. All you would need is a pair of corny quick disconnects, one beer and one gas.

 

[FirefightingBrewer]

Yeah doing a google search for me revealed that they are the sanke style. It appears there are a few joints offering conversion kits for this type of set-up. Anything else I should be thinking about, or needing?

Just plugged it in and she is cooling very well. I am really looking forward to figuring out how to keg. If anyone has some hints, tips or tricks for my first kegged brew I would definitely appreciate it.

 

[logdrum]

Gotta add: If you've never legged before,

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[FireBrew63]

It appears there are a few joints offering conversion kits for this type of set-up. Anything else I should be thinking about, or needing?

If anyone has some hints, tips or tricks for my first kegged brew I would definitely appreciate it.

All you need are those disconnects, either ball lock or pin lock depending on your type of corny. As far as kegging goes, here's a link with basic info.
http://www.ebrew.com/primarynews/intro_keg_system.htm
also here.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/sticky-kegging-faqs-43347/

 

[logdrum]

Gotta add: If you've never legged before,

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[weirdboy]

The beer lines that come on most prefab kegerators are a bit short IMO. And also I like using the red gas line so that it is easy to distinguish between gas and liquid. If it were me, I would order 25' each of beer line and gas line and swap out what is in there. Of course, I would also drill another hole in that tower and add a second tap, and swap out the existing faucets for perlicks while I was mucking around.

 

[Immolateus]

You can likely replace the tower with a double or triple tap if you can fit multiple cornys in there. I have a youtube video showing my conversion.