sanyo 4912

[sirsloop]

Its possible to have more than two beers on tap using a Sanyo 4912. Crazy idea but it would work.

There's enough room on the back shelf of the 4912 for a copper coil or plate chiller, possibly (probably would need to be) submerged in water. You would probably need to have the Co2 tank outside the fridge, a secondary regulator setup for kegs inside the fridge and outside. Heck, you could just use the fridge to soely cool down a bucket of water with a 4 beverage plate chiller and keep all the kegs outside the fridge.

At any rate, you can run beer lines into a hole in the fridge, through a plate chiller or copper tube much like a jockey box. You would need different pressures for kegs inside the fridge and outside for two reasons. First the kegs outside will need more pressure to carbonate. Secondly, they would need more pressure to push them through the longer line. If this was a permanent setup, it could be possible to keep kegs in your basement, run beer lines up through the floor into your 4912, through the plate chiller, and out the faucets nice and cold

Practical? not really...
Possible? YES!

 

[HenryHill]

NOT crazy, but elaborate.

Nice out of the frig (box) thinking.

Leave all the kegs and the CO2 outside the frig (maybe downstairs?). Use the frig for a stack of separate coils making the frig a cold (jockey) box. Mount a multi-hole single or double pedestal draft tower ( http://www.acumetalfab.com/products1.html ) to the top, using the 19 1/2" drip tray from barproducts. Use 2 or 3 different pressures/regs (low/medium/high) hooked to 2 or 3 manifolds that feed the remote kegs. Beer lines up to frig, thru frig and up to tower are now all the same length.

Store glasses in the frig door.

 

[sirsloop]

Ive seen plate chillers that are basically a big hunk of stainless with 4 (or more) in and out port... you put that in a container full of super cold water and it'll effectively chill the beer in the few seconds it takes to pass through. A copper immersion chiller type setup would definitely be more expensive. I remember seeing those plate chillers go for around $100-125

 

[homebrewer_99]

I found an online price of $189 at Best Buy, for Sanyo 4912, about 3 weeks ago, and they honored it in the store. Didn't think I would see $169 ever again. Not sure if that is a regular deal or a special...

I just got mine in Feb. 07.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

So how many kegs can you fit in there? That pick shows 3 and a tank.

My danby can only fit 2.

 

[clayof2day]

for anyone intersted in getting a "standard" tower and swapping out taps for shirrons or perlicks I got this tower:http://www.homebrewing.org/Dual-Faucet-Draft-Tower_p_50-673.html

Its pretty nice and it's defniately the cheapest 2 tapper I've seen on the net. Comes with elbow shanks and traditional faucets to use while you are waiting/saving for your forward seal faucets!

 

[sirsloop]

I actually picked up a nice tower off every for $80... after a month of using those standard faucets i'm beginning to really consider some shirrons. The standard faucets SUCK! If you dont drink a beer from them daily they stick! BLEH!

 

[homebrewer_99]

So how many kegs can you fit in there? That pick shows 3 and a tank.

My danby can only fit 2.

My 4912 only fits 2 also. Where's the pick of the 3?

 

[user 4295]

So how many kegs can you fit in there? That pick shows 3 and a tank.

My danby can only fit 2.

The only photos in this thread are of my Sanyo BC-1206 Keg Fridge, which is larger than a Sanyo 4912 compact fridge. Sorry for the confusion. I posted the photos for the sake of comparison.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

The only photos in this thread are of my Sanyo BC-1206 Keg Fridge, which is larger than a Sanyo 4912 compact fridge. Sorry for the confusion. I posted the photos for the sake of comparison.

Ahhh! Thats the size I should have acquired. How many cubic inch?

 

[homebrewer_99]

Ahhh! Thats the size I should have acquired. How many cubic inch?

For the 4912 the numbers represent 4.9 cf.

 

[user 4295]

Ahhh! Thats the size I should have acquired. How many cubic inch?

The Sanyo BC-1206 has an internal capacity of 6.5 cubic feet.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Nice. Wish mine had that much space. But I did acquire it for $80.

 

[Vidiot]

I have my tap parts on order and I am picking up my Sanyo today. For someone with very little "home improvment" skill is this going to be a challenge or a snap? I can't remember the last time I had to drill something, a hammer, nail and screwdriver has been my recent limit.

 

[sirsloop]

drilling the hole in the top is a little unnerving... but nothing way out there. As long as you are relatively comfortable with a drill, sabre/chop saw, hammer, screwdriver, and utility knife.. there should be no problems. Its a fun project...

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

I used a hole saw (goes on your drill) for the top hole. It's foam sandwiched between thin metal/plastic.

 

[boldone]

Just ordered my Draft Tower. I have had my Sanyo before I even started brewing. I cannot wait to have it converted to a fully operational KEGERATOR.

 

[Vidiot]

I got a Sanyo last weekend and the tower and parts come in today. I need a quick stop to the hardware store to pick up some stuff(wood, a hole saw, etc.). Tomorrow, probably, I do the mod. If all goes well I should have something on tap by this weekend.

I still need to figure out a local place to get a CO2 refill. Besides welding supply and fire extinguisher suppliers where else should I look?

 

[cpbergie]

I just picked up my Sanyo! Costco has them for $169.99. I got mine at Best Buy for the same price since they match competitors price.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11098669&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&s=1

 

[Vidiot]

My conversion went off without a hitch. Looks really nice too.

 

[Brewer3401]

I just bought one. I pulled out the inside molded door & got a piece of stainless "skin" (1/32" s/s sheet).

Will be initially using as a fermentation chamber, freeing up one of my 5 cu ft freezers (for more kegs).

I put two 5 gal. kegs inside, and they fit nicely. However, I can't quite figure out how to get the 5# CO2 cylinder in there.

I saw a pic of a bunge cord or something ?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Brewer3401]

My wife saw the question I asked, and said: why don't you just try fitting them in there. Duh. They fit very well. CO2 back and center, with 2 cornies on each side in front.
Tax season just ended, so that's my excuse. S/S should look nice on the inside door, even you won't see it most of the time.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I just bought one. I pulled out the inside molded door & got a piece of stainless "skin" (1/32" s/s sheet).

Will be initially using as a fermentation chamber, freeing up one of my 5 cu ft freezers (for more kegs).

I put two 5 gal. kegs inside, and they fit nicely. However, I can't quite figure out how to get the 5# CO2 cylinder in there.

I saw a pic of a bunge cord or something ?

Any help would be appreciated.

Put one keg in then the tank in the middle. The second keg will hold it on the ledge.

I'm sure a shortened bungee cord would work well also. I'll check into that myself.

 

[boldone]

I have a 10# tank so I opted to keep it outside the fridge. I just finished up mine last night, I hope to hook up a couple kegs this evening.

 

[hobbsj]

i'm gueesing this is the 4912. so you can fit 2 kegs and a 5# co2 but not a 10#? if you can fit a 10# in there, do you have to pull out the stuff on the door? trying to figure out if i should buy a freezer to convert or a fridge.

 

[LouT]

I don't think you'd regret the fridge, it's small and portable, you could always get a chest freezer later for aging/lagering/etc. Don't know if the door liner removal would allow the 10# CO2 tank to fit or not. I've removed my door liner, it's not a big deal to do, and could go back in easily enough, too.