60 qt Igloo cooler -$25
3 1/2" Shank with 3/16 bore - $15
Tap handle- $1.75
5 ft of 3/16 tubing- $5
Disconnect- $5
Standard Faucet- $16
I didn't shoot a video of the process, because it is literally drilling a hole in the side of the cooler and putting the shank in, screwing in the faucet and connecting the tubes.
Salud!
The Bearded Brewer
3 comments:
From what I have seen those 2.5 gallon kegs are really expensive, do you know of any places to get them at a reasonable price? That's a pretty cool idea. You could easily turn it into something for a 5 gallon keg by cutting a hole in the top of the lid to slide the keg through. Then you get a bunch of extra line and have it run from the out ball valve to the tap through some ice. Since the keg draws from the bottom of the keg, all you really need to keep cold is the bottom most 2.5 gallons.
We did something like that with a 5 gallon water jug but it didn't leave enough space for ice.
Travis,
That is the one thing about the 2.5gallon kegs, they are expensive. I bought mine for $100. But I didn't think I was going to move into full on kegging (which was shortsided) and so I decided to spend the money on the little one. But I really like it. I did score some 5 gallon kegs off craigslist for $20 a piece, so I can see the benefit. I've seen someone do the cut a hole in the top of a cooler and I think it would definitley work.
If you are having trouble finding kegerator parts at reasonable prices please give us a try at www.KegCowboy.com . I wanted to throw out that there are many places that will inject styrofoam into a form and you could probably make the exterior out of a thin wooden veneer since it willl be waterproof after injection
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