Have you ever wanted to have draft beer in the comfort of your home? You need a HOMEMADE KEGERATOR for that. Whether home brewed or commercial, you can serve all types of beer using a kegerator at the convenience of a tap, with the quality identical to that of your local tavern or pub.
A kegerator is a draft beer dispensing device for homes, and the term itself is a combination of the terms ‘keg’ and ‘refrigerator’. So, it is a specialized refrigerator holding one or more kegs of beer, and also keeps the beer stored for extended periods of time, usually months, without any loss of taste or quality, and are also equipped with a tap so you can serve your draught beer any time with ease.
Homemade kegerators came into use as a need was felt for a draft beer dispensing device which would replace bottled or canned beer to serve in homes, while bottled or canned beer is not only cumbersome, it also doesn’t give that great distinct taste of a great brewpub beer. Moreover, bottles and cans pose a problem for environment, while kegerators conveniently overcome all these problems. In addition to the beer keg, a kegerator also holds a pressurized gas (CO2) tank used to maintain pressure in the keg, and keeps the beer from going bad and facilitates its coming out when the tap is opened, and also has a regulator for pressure control and allows people who are not familiar with pressurized gas systems to easily install and use on their own home.
If you want to offer several varieties of draft beer, you can go for a kegerator with multiple sizes of kegs and taps, and also several other features as well, like wheels to move them around conveniently, or external monitors to indicate when the beer level in the keg gets low, so you can prepare or order a new keg or an external temperature gauge so you don’t need to open the door to check the refrigerator temperature. Now, if you are overcome by a desire to have a kegerator for your home, you can either purchase one or build it from a spare refrigerator or freezer.
Building your own homemade kegerator is not only cost effective but also quite easy. If you have a spare refrigerator or freezer, or are able to buy one fairly cheap you can very conveniently build it by following step-by-step guide. Another nice thing about a homemade kegerator is that you can use it not only to store beers and liquor, but also to store other, non-alcoholic drinks, like soda.