Kegerators - Who's got one/who's made one?

[jaso]

So I have the good fortune of working for a company that celebrates beer-thirty every week, and the better fortune of being on the beer committee. Currently, we're looking for a cost-effective solution that will streamline our regular beer runs, mess of bottles and beer-drinking abuse by a select few. The top suggestion was to make/buy an office kegerator and have someone from the beer committee run the tap. My questions are: Has anyone here ever made a kegerator? How expensive was it? Was it difficult? What kind of tools were involved? Where would you suggest going to for resources/parts? How much is a typical pony keg for you of, say, Bud Light?

Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[Cornfedwb]

If this is for a "company".. buy a kegerator, it will save a tremendous amount of time and trouble.

And honestly, wtf "company" is this?

 

[Graystone]

[quote name='Cornfedwb']If this is for a "company".. buy a kegerator, it will save a tremendous amount of time and trouble.

And honestly, wtf "company" is this?[/QUOTE]

I want to know also. What job allows me to get smashed and operate heavy machinery. I have a feeling OP works for a local independent shop like an auto mechanic or something like that.

 

[CocheseUGA]

Pony keg? F that.

Do the real deal:

Better yet, do what this guy did:
http://brewing.bump.us/kegerator

 

[jaso]

We're a midwest ad agency, and I'm a copy editor - so no heavy machinery for us. We can't do the full keg because then we'd surely have beer abuse, and a pony keg should provide just enough for everybody to get a couple red Dixie cups of beer.

 

[jaso]

[quote name='CocheseUGA']Better yet, do what this guy did:
http://brewing.bump.us/kegerator[/quote]

Simply amazing.

 

[RAMSTORIA]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...CategoryId=pcmcat48300050015&id=1164157296116

write it off as a business expense

 

[jaso]

I was actually looking at that prefab kegerator from Best Buy, but a recommendation from a CAG alcholic does carry some weight with it. Anyone ever order from beveragefactory.com?

 

[ryanbph]

when I was in college, I got a kegarator from sears b&m...it worked great...I was able to get different taps (for the different kegs) from the local bars

 

[coolcps]

[quote name='RAMSTORIA']http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...CategoryId=pcmcat48300050015&id=1164157296116

write it off as a business expense[/QUOTE]

My friend's dad has this one, its pretty nice sitting right next to the computer.