Looking at switch over to kegging for my pales and ipa's this year.
I don't have room for another fridge/freezer but i do have space in a larder to stand a few kegs and some CO2.
So i was thinking of going down the glycol chiller route. For less than £300 i can get a chiller that can chiller 6 or so 40L barrels or a single small commercial conical.
This would be an investment for the future if i went the conical route or if i decide to build a home bar after moving house.
My larder stays somewhere between 5-20°C all year. It has electricity and a vent to outside.
My plan would be to install a recirculating loop to the chiller from which a leg to a copper coil can be taken to chill each keg. I would then rap the keg in insulation and build a foam box around the kegs and the CO2. I would then place the chiller extract venting to the air vent.
Has anyone else had similar experience or could offer advice?
Thanks
I don't have room for another fridge/freezer but i do have space in a larder to stand a few kegs and some CO2.
So i was thinking of going down the glycol chiller route. For less than £300 i can get a chiller that can chiller 6 or so 40L barrels or a single small commercial conical.
This would be an investment for the future if i went the conical route or if i decide to build a home bar after moving house.
My larder stays somewhere between 5-20°C all year. It has electricity and a vent to outside.
My plan would be to install a recirculating loop to the chiller from which a leg to a copper coil can be taken to chill each keg. I would then rap the keg in insulation and build a foam box around the kegs and the CO2. I would then place the chiller extract venting to the air vent.
Has anyone else had similar experience or could offer advice?
Thanks