Posted: 12/18/2014 10:53:06 AM EDT
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After Christmas I anticipate having all the parts needed to make a Keezer for my better half. She is the beer meister, chemist, brewer, not me so I am not the beer expert. However, I have been reading up on how to keg beer because all these bottles are madness. Plus I personally don't drink a lot of beer but a small draught now and then has its appeal. The freezer I have for this will easily hold 3 corny kegs, the CO2 bottle and all the hoses without having to build a collar or raise the lid up. I plan to stick a 3 tap tower on top and maybe put the freezer on wheels.
Simple project to start, maybe paint it first, not building a fancy bar this time around. I just want to get her to the next level with kegs. I bought a pair of used kegs from here: Corny Kegs Any free advice |
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For me the kegs will be nice because I can have a small beer when I feel like it. From a gear whore perspective, I like the whole concept. She made a batch or two of beer she didn't like but some of my uncouth, uncultured buddies liked it so I supplied two deer camps with "upscale" beer just to get the damn bottles emptied out. THEN I found another 12 pack of large bottles of the crap the other day, I dumped it so she could use the bottles this weekend. She won't even give beer away to friends if she thinks it sucks. Luckily I have friends who have had her good beers but have low enough standards to drink the swill and still see her as being cool! I keep bitching that she should stick to the stuff she is good at, one of which I like, but true brewers seem drawn to experiment.
Regardless, this bottle shit is a lot of work, takes up space and I am over it. I probably should brag about her more often, but I am not the best cheerleader. If you want one like her, just go find a "Hippie" and stick a gun in her hands. I found out a long time ago most Hippies are 54% Libertarian and the fastest to unlock that side of them is a Day at the range with an Ass load of firepower and gun lovin' friends. You just learn to like color schemes that match grateful dead stuff. |
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If you haven't checked out the Homebrewtalk forum yet, its a fantastic resource. Lots of good stuff on building keezers.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f252/ |
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If you haven't checked out the Homebrewtalk forum yet, its a fantastic resource. Lots of good stuff on building keezers. http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f252/ This is solid advice. HBT is the arf of the brewing world. |
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Free advice is that it's horrible.
I never considered myself much of a drinker, got that out of my system in my college days. I got the parts for a draft system and it's the worst. It's way to convenient to have a beer now, just grab a glass and hit the tap. "Hey, we just drank 5 gallons of beer in a couple of months?" 
The upside is no more bottles to deal with, get some nice growlers if you want to share with friends. |