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I need to get the finger out and build one only problem it has to go into the garage which is detached from the house.
Mine's in the shed about 15ft from the back door - but far enough when it's this cold out.
 
Wow what a set up, is this hard to do and very costly, how much do those kegs cost, are they sugar primed or forced co2. Look great.
yeah, I force carb as Leon mentioned.

Its really easy to put together;
3 x 22m holes in the door for the taps
2 x 10mm holes in the side for the CO2 coming in
And all the pipework is push fit

As for the cost.....depends on how much you get your fridge for etc. But I just spent £90 for the fridge (inc delivery from local 2nd hand shop) and £125 on a 3rd s/s tap and replacing all the fittings/pipe inside the old burnt out keezer, and tidying up the gas lines. I already had the kegs and 2 taps.
 
Awesome!! It's the future OK. Thanks chaps I need to get my head around all that. I was thinking of buying plastic barrels this I worth the wait and extra cash but I've a bit of learning to do i think.
 
My next project is a kegerator, especially after my experimental dry run with the dark farm 10ltr sodastream kit. Just wanted to see how easy it was / could be. No more eff13n’ bottling for me gents! Just 3 or 4 bottles each batch. Brewkegtap looks a good source , any other recommendations?
 
Unfortunately not all large fridges are the same size as i found out buying the last one. Its a little shorter and possibly narrower. Lost my tape measure. My under counter fridge only fits 2. Did you get a tall fridge? I love fridges so i am told so i would probably get a larger one and use that for fermenting. Mine only ice up at the back and you can feel it when you turn them on. Just leave the door open and it will make ice up at the back. As far as i know none do the sides. Would weaken the shelf supports. Problem i see removing any of the inner shell is it could expose foam that would collect moisture and possibly mold.
Its very easy to drill the outside of the fridge with a 5mm bit and then you can poke a cocktail stick through the foam for extra reassurance. I seal mine with blue tack.
I managed to cut out the shelf fixings inside and can now fit two kegs. Only got one tap so the other will be back up. BBQ and Beer area all coming along nicely now.

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Now I've a question myself on this subject. As I posted in another thread the under counter fridge is ideal except for being just several cm short width to fit both my corny kegs it. However, that aside and using this more as a test project I'm wandering what's the best way and how do people remove the inside of the fridge door?. As in the plastic panel on the inside door itself that houses the shelves, egg holder etc. As it looks moulded with no obvious way of removing it. So how do others do that part without making a right mess?.
 
Now I've a question myself on this subject. As I posted in another thread the under counter fridge is ideal except for being just several cm short width to fit both my corny kegs it. However, that aside and using this more as a test project I'm wandering what's the best way and how do people remove the inside of the fridge door?. As in the plastic panel on the inside door itself that houses the shelves, egg holder etc. As it looks moulded with no obvious way of removing it. So how do others do that part without making a right mess?.

Depends on the mould, any pictures? Can you cut it?
 
Now I've a question myself on this subject. As I posted in another thread the under counter fridge is ideal except for being just several cm short width to fit both my corny kegs it. However, that aside and using this more as a test project I'm wandering what's the best way and how do people remove the inside of the fridge door?. As in the plastic panel on the inside door itself that houses the shelves, egg holder etc. As it looks moulded with no obvious way of removing it. So how do others do that part without making a right mess?.

I chopped the inner door mouldings on mine to fit the full 4 kegs in. Just get a sharp safety stanley knife and away you go. Easy!!!
 

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