dynobyte
Well-Known Member
I'm ready to buy a chest freezer to convert to a keezer. I already have a kegerator with 1 tap that I can fit 3 corny kegs in and don't mind the picnic taps. However, my thought is I will use the kegerator as a temp controlled fermenter going forward. Being Black Friday weekend, there are some good chest freezer deals out there, most notably a 7.0 cu ft GE for $159.00 at Home Depot. If I want to jump up to an 8.8 cu ft I can get one from Lowes for $269.00 or one from Sears for $279.00. Looking at Ed Wort's post showing how many corny kegs you can fit in each model, it shows 3 in a 7.0 and and 6 in a 7.2. But it looks like you can get more in the 7.0, especially if you build a collar enabling kegs to sit on the shelf. Then in an 8.9 it shows 5 kegs. Is my thinking wrong on this?
I'm trying to figure out if there is any reason to pay the extra $100.00+ to get the larger freezer. I'd like to have at least 4 beers on tap, preferably 5 and maybe make one of those a nitrogen tap down the road. I may also want a lager fermenter down the road as well, but I guess I could use my existing kegerator to lager one batch and then regular ale the next batch. I'm just hoping to make the smart purchase now and not find out in 3 months that I wish I had bought something else or that I wish I hadn't spent the extra $100.00. Any and all suggestions are welcome.
I'm trying to figure out if there is any reason to pay the extra $100.00+ to get the larger freezer. I'd like to have at least 4 beers on tap, preferably 5 and maybe make one of those a nitrogen tap down the road. I may also want a lager fermenter down the road as well, but I guess I could use my existing kegerator to lager one batch and then regular ale the next batch. I'm just hoping to make the smart purchase now and not find out in 3 months that I wish I had bought something else or that I wish I hadn't spent the extra $100.00. Any and all suggestions are welcome.