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Key Features:- The 5.4 cubic foot Galanz kegerator cooler has mechanical temperature control which allows you to adjust the temperature from 39-64 degrees for flexibiity. The wire shelf can be used as added storage when using smaller kegs.
- Compressor cooled
- Single tap tower
- 1 wire shelf
- Accommodates 1/2, 1/4 & 1/8 kegs
- Includes CO2 canister, air lines & beer lines
- Temperature range is 39-64F
- Drip tray & rail
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I used it for a few years until the keg prices (local laws jacked up the taxes on kegs) and the prices got out of hand. A 16 gallon keg of MGD from Tottal Wine in MN is $125. Cases of MGD are just under $20. A16 gallon kegs hold 7 cases or so, but you also need to concider the waste in foam when tapping a new keg. I know a lot of you folks out here are concidering it for your favorite craft beer. I am not in to that. For me the price of kegs do not pay off when you add the cost and all the hassel of CO2 tanks.
A draining Drip tray should be a part of kegorator build. A tray with a hose that drains back into fridge into a waste jug My fridge was next to my sink so that was a improvement over the old beermiester. I just pourd over the sink. Having a drip tray or a wash rag is also part of the deal with units like this one, so you are kind of cleaning it up after ever pour too.. The downstairs fridge I converted had a ice maker and a freezer you could keep stuff in too if you needed more freezer space or making slushies or margeritas.. I liked kegorator better than the Beer Miester.
Lots of folks are in to the "lite" beers, hard cider and alike so you are always stocking up other beers for those folks if you are entertaining anyway.. In the day it paid off, but these days it does not work for me.. I still have the CO2 tanks and regulators if I want to biuld one again, but I doubt I ever do..
My friend has a cheaper plastic version like this one. It works fine, like any fridge it's a guessing game of when something is going to quit working. The plastic inside you have to be be very carefull with heavy kegs. another area where they skimp is usually the tower is for the spout is a smaller diameter, and the spout is a cheaper grade. Also things to consider is the size of this, can it hold a full half barrel and the co2 tank same time. My friend has trouble keeping a consistent temp with his model, temp fluctuations mess with the co2. He fights a lot of foam. Prices of kegs have not been worth the hassle for me for many years. Dealing with line cleaning and co2 regulating. Trying to get a full half barrel to my basement duck walking it down the stairs. Having to deal with deposit and paperwork in the state I live in now. Used to be $70 for a keg of bud light now it's well over a hundred. It does make a nice mini fridge and I would buy another if it broke but beverage air or true are the only 2 brands I would use.
https://www.beveragefac
Beverage factory has all the commercial grade parts to make your own or compare models.
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I don't think it's worth the premium of most kegerators, but at this price point it makes sense.
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I used it for a few years until the keg prices (local laws jacked up the taxes on kegs) and the prices got out of hand. A 16 gallon keg of MGD from Tottal Wine in MN is $125. Cases of MGD are just under $20. A16 gallon kegs hold 7 cases or so, but you also need to concider the waste in foam when tapping a new keg. I know a lot of you folks out here are concidering it for your favorite craft beer. I am not in to that. For me the price of kegs do not pay off when you add the cost and all the hassel of CO2 tanks.
A draining Drip tray should be a part of kegorator build. A tray with a hose that drains back into fridge into a waste jug My fridge was next to my sink so that was a improvement over the old beermiester. I just pourd over the sink. Having a drip tray or a wash rag is also part of the deal with units like this one, so you are kind of cleaning it up after ever pour too.. The downstairs fridge I converted had a ice maker and a freezer you could keep stuff in too if you needed more freezer space or making slushies or margeritas.. I liked kegorator better than the Beer Miester.
Lots of folks are in to the "lite" beers, hard cider and alike so you are always stocking up other beers for those folks if you are entertaining anyway.. In the day it paid off, but these days it does not work for me.. I still have the CO2 tanks and regulators if I want to biuld one again, but I doubt I ever do..
My friend has a cheaper plastic version like this one. It works fine, like any fridge it's a guessing game of when something is going to quit working. The plastic inside you have to be be very carefull with heavy kegs. another area where they skimp is usually the tower is for the spout is a smaller diameter, and the spout is a cheaper grade. Also things to consider is the size of this, can it hold a full half barrel and the co2 tank same time. My friend has trouble keeping a consistent temp with his model, temp fluctuations mess with the co2. He fights a lot of foam. Prices of kegs have not been worth the hassle for me for many years. Dealing with line cleaning and co2 regulating. Trying to get a full half barrel to my basement duck walking it down the stairs. Having to deal with deposit and paperwork in the state I live in now. Used to be $70 for a keg of bud light now it's well over a hundred. It does make a nice mini fridge and I would buy another if it broke but beverage air or true are the only 2 brands I would use.
https://www.beveragefac
Beverage factory has all the commercial grade parts to make your own or compare models.
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As for kegs, mine hasn't seen a keg in years. I just use it as a beer fridge.
Note, some beers require precision when determining the gas ratio for a good pour. Hefeweizen beers are a pain in the butt to get right, expect a lot of foam until you get it just right.
The chest freezer idea is good because it can be converted back to a normal chest freezer by removing the collar. It can also hold more and is generally cheaper than a fridge.
The cooling unit is often a 'freezer' ish area up top that prevent tubing and mounting the spout. Other fridges have an indention on the bottom to allow for the mechanicals on the back and save space. This won't work either because usually the fridge isn't tall enough.
Keggerators allow for massive interior space.
Upright fridges are great options but you have to add a shelf of some kind to hold the keg -and if you've never messed with a full size keg they're no joke. Very heavy and nothing to grab when maneuvering except the top.
I would recommend getting this keggerator, adding a double tap system and putting two 'torpedo' kegs. Because you may not always want the same beer. Get a fancy schmancy one and a Coors.
Or get a nitro kit, convert this unit to nitro and have Guinness whenever you want.
My friend has a cheaper plastic version like this one. It works fine, like any fridge it's a guessing game of when something is going to quit working. The plastic inside you have to be be very carefull with heavy kegs. another area where they skimp is usually the tower is for the spout is a smaller diameter, and the spout is a cheaper grade. Also things to consider is the size of this, can it hold a full half barrel and the co2 tank same time. My friend has trouble keeping a consistent temp with his model, temp fluctuations mess with the co2. He fights a lot of foam. Prices of kegs have not been worth the hassle for me for many years. Dealing with line cleaning and co2 regulating. Trying to get a full half barrel to my basement duck walking it down the stairs. Having to deal with deposit and paperwork in the state I live in now. Used to be $70 for a keg of bud light now it's well over a hundred. It does make a nice mini fridge and I would buy another if it broke but beverage air or true are the only 2 brands I would use.
https://www.beveragefac
Beverage factory has all the commercial grade parts to make your own or compare models.
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