Portable Kegerator

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501361286897702641.post-83183393834662235962008-04-20T17:00:00.001-05:002008-04-21T12:49:39.882-05:00Portable KegeratorI recently got a 2.5 gallon keg to ease into kegging. I also wanted something that could be used at parties this summer. I found a thread on a<a href="http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?p=217399#post217399"> forum</a> about a guy who built a kegerator from an Igloo cooler. This was so simple, I'll list what I bought to make it. I think the whole thing cost me under $75. Here's a breakdown: 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. <object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-65af122e1c26f3e1" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqAAAAIiSxp13MRsP2RXZVN7myjKYLOS6kxelyKZeRcXQ5PmppJznmSXwCsR4VQmv3ZI84_76eFg480v6bbvRQ45WLmUEd7-DkRdcBJlh4JjxEwPd6uvg214lJSzOutGURqptJTM5KArE2X_rP08cdP-FA_8Ttp-qfus0oVlz8_GE3lCFji0g2VltfFzUkzZ37mLjnb9rXqOTOYikdUtp1ogYlwXyJsNq9XhPDFJYDnUWRiG0%26sigh%3DM335vCI11iHr38LSh8A_RL5wIH4%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D65af122e1c26f3e1%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DfffSKqqVORq-HO1gPXht64kb0Gg&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqAAAAIiSxp13MRsP2RXZVN7myjKYLOS6kxelyKZeRcXQ5PmppJznmSXwCsR4VQmv3ZI84_76eFg480v6bbvRQ45WLmUEd7-DkRdcBJlh4JjxEwPd6uvg214lJSzOutGURqptJTM5KArE2X_rP08cdP-FA_8Ttp-qfus0oVlz8_GE3lCFji0g2VltfFzUkzZ37mLjnb9rXqOTOYikdUtp1ogYlwXyJsNq9XhPDFJYDnUWRiG0%26sigh%3DM335vCI11iHr38LSh8A_RL5wIH4%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D65af122e1c26f3e1%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DfffSKqqVORq-HO1gPXht64kb0Gg&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object> Salud! The Bearded Brewer<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4501361286897702641-8318339383466223596?l=www.beardedbrewing.org'/></div>The Bearded Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272265527986943248noreply@blogger.com3