Chest Freezer Kegerator Size
Electricity yearly cost is under 75 to run keep it full of beer and it could be lower.
Chest freezer kegerator size. So there s a couple other instructables already about converting a chest freezer to a kegerator aka keezer but most of them use the expensive plug and play temperature controllers. Commercial keg coolers with tap systems get pricey pretty quickly so i decided to convert an old chest freezer donated from a friend into a kegerator otherwise known as a keezer. Not heavy compared to a kegerator chest freezers are really lightweight. More beer you can add different kinds of beer depending on the size of the freezer.
As we ll cover later on a chest freezer can be used as a place to perform perfect fermentation under complete temperature control. It s a little more costly to build but in my opinion it is worth it and will be the most economical in the long run. For this kegerator i used a black frigidaire 7 2 cu. However if you have a bigger space then by all means go bigger.
Save money buying in kegs is cheaper than by the can and taste better. In my experience most homebrewers will be limited to the average size of a 7 cu chest freezer. Having a kegerator has been something i ve been wanting for a while now but i wanted something that could hold a variety of kegged beers. A chest freezer kegerator is a great option if you want to have more than 4 beers on tap at one time.
Convert a chest freezer to kegerator or fermenter for 20. I converted a chest freezer and it easily holds two 1 2 barrels 5 lb co2 tank 1 gallon drain container and two fans. If you re willing to get your hands a little dirty cheap contro.