Today’s morebeel deal of the day may help your decision if you were going to make one:
http://morebeer.com/view_product/16308/2012-04-11
Normally $179.00, now $134.95 w/Coupon Code BEERDEAL
Free shipping, no tax.
Yeah that is spendy. But that is with tank, regulator, coupler, tower and tap- maybe $200 in value? Most of the work done…
Not all homebrewers are penny pincher’s like I was when starting out. Now I’d rather get exactly what I want first, instead of expending more in time and money later when adapting/fabbing and upgrading a unit that wasn’t designed for serving beer in the first place.
But it is the HB DIY way… We can make it work and cheaply in the right circumstances!
The product reviews have me worried about quality issues on the Danby.
Any thoughts?
Eeewww? ???
Sounds like the one guy got a bad one- which could happen with any brand. Unfortunately, you’re more likely to hear about the bad experiences than good ones.
Right, I would take that with a grain of salt.
As far as amazon reviews, I take them all with a grain of salt. Look at other reviews from other sites and especially from homebrewers. They will tend to review more of the features you are interested in. I heard mixed results about danby, but like I said my friend has one( I dont know the model) and loves it. He has never had any problems. and I have a Danby 4.4 cu.ft. that I use for a fermentation chamber and it works great too. When I was looking I was leaning towards buying a Sanyo or Summit. I liked the chill plate design of the Sanyo and it seemed like they were dependable and the Summit could be installed inside a bar or under a countertop.
I would think something like this would be sweet: Amazon.com
Wonder how many kegs that could fit. Put a couple taps through the door, would a nice sized compact kegerator.
My Holiday chest freezer is 7cu. I could put 4-5 kegs in there without a collar and it cost around $300 at Lowes. Bought it for fermenting…
For me the freezer portion the 7cu Avanti has rules it out. Besides I think you could get a 21cu fridge/freezer for that price. Now if space is an issue… that make the decision harder. Always.
Well, the freezer could be used for hops, and you’d be able to get 3 kegs in there with co2 outside of the fridge. I think it’d be a neat little compact kegerator. You wouldn’t need a temp controller and you wouldn’t take up a bunch of space with a full size fridge.
Beersk - There’s one on craigslist here for $200.
I’m sure you can find them used. Look around at the end of the spring college semester, which should be coming up. Lots of good deals that time of year.
The smaller ones are even harder to find, the apartment sized fridges, that is. Those would be about perfect for a keg fridge I think. That’ll probably be my next setup once my current kegerator dies.
Damn!!! http://iowacity.craigslist.org/app/2968777452.html
It’s too bad I’m not in the market to build or buy a new kegerator…remember when I was saying these were hard to find?
I’ve had this Beverage Air kegerator for about four years now and have been very happy with it. It can fit three 5-gallon corney kegs and a 10 lb. tank. If you leave the tank out of the unit, you could definitley fit a fourth corney keg in there.
The blow hose for cooling the tower is a nice touch. I did have to insulate the tower with rubatex to keep the condensation under control, but it was easy and didn’t cost much.
I did a lot of research before I purchased it, and Beverage Air is a quality brand (and made in the USA).
Dang dude, you paid $1500 for yours (well it probably wasn’t $1500 4 years ago…)? Yeesh, that’s pricey. Looks like an amazing kegerator though.
It was actually a wedding present (a bunch of my friends chipped in and got me a gift certificate to the beverage factory).
If I had more space, I probably would have gone the keezer route.
Oh nice, that’s pretty sweet. Not sure what I’ll do next. You never know when your fridge will die. I’ve had mine for a little over 2 years and it was used when I got it (bought off Craigslist, who knows how long they’d owned it). Doesn’t hurt to plan ahead.
A few years ago the local Costco had a kegerator on sale as a floor model. I got it for $200. Had to switch out the Sankey for ball locks, but that’s minimal expense. Now looking for a good deal on a dual tower. Even brand new they are $400. Probably $200 to convert to dual tap corny.
I know, it’s definitely an investment. $400 isn’t too bad, but then you have shipping, which is almost a hundo. Keep an eye out on craig’s list and do your own conversion. I think that would save a bunch of money. Unless of course it’s worth it to you to not have to do the work (which I’m on the fence about).
Parts are expensive too. I believe I spent $900 on my 4-tap converted chest freezer, though that does include the kegs.
Not a bd deal. (if it’s any good)