Tap beer at home
Hey guys! I’m just new on this topic (not in a being a beer fan ;)), and these days I’m thinking about making a bar experience at home. I am thinking about buying a tap for beer to have it a home, but there are too many and I am not sure about which one is the best for me. Do you have any suggestion? Thank you in advance!
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Hey Anthony! Homebrewing is an awesome and rewarding hobby, and there is nothing cooler than having beer on tap at home! The easiest and least expensive way to get started depends on the batch size you plan on starting to brew. If you start with small, 1-gallon batches like most people do (like with one of these kits: https://amzn.to/2M2bNMy), you can have beer on tap with a small keg and tap that can fit into a refrigerator, like this one: https://amzn.to/36BwtVk
If you’re moving right into brewing 5 gallon batches, which is a general standard amount for homebrewers, you will likely want to build a dedicated kegerator. The easiest and cheapest way to do that is to convert a chest freezer to a “keezer” using a collar, temperature controller, and taps. You can build one of those for a few hundred dollars, and they’re pretty easy to build. Here are some components you’ll need:
Chest Freezer – https://amzn.to/2ZLBQQj
Temperature Controller – https://amzn.to/2AZe1dp
Corny Kegs – https://amzn.to/2zqdykh
Taps – https://amzn.to/2TKtN2j
Beer lines – https://amzn.to/3gsmBSa
Co2 lines – https://amzn.to/3dk0nQg
Co2 tank – https://amzn.to/3grypnV
Regulator – https://amzn.to/3d8UoOoHere’s a photo of one of my keezers. I have 2 now, with a total of 7 taps. It’s a highly addictive hobby!!!
I have been looking at buying one of these:
Hi Anthony – welcome! If you’re just getting into brewing, the 1-gallon system John recommended is a good way to start. Homebrewing can become an expensive hobby, and you don’t want to invest too much before you know if you like it.
If you are going to a larger batch size right off, and you’re committed, I recommend a tap system that will give you at least 2, ideally 3 taps.
Arthur – the one you’re looking at is a 1-tap system, and I find that I really like having a couple of options instead of only having one at a time. If you want to buy a standalone kegerator like that one, I recommend getting one that can hold 2 kegs and has 2 faucets.
Actually I was checking something like the one that Arthur showed. I think that one looks pretty cool! 😀
Here’s one similar to Arthur’s but with 3 taps – https://amzn.to/3cazfC5 – that one will keep you going for a while! 🙂
OMG! Thank you for the fast answers! Actually I was thinking about something like the one that Arthur is showing https://www.amazon.com/EdgeStar-KC2000-Full-Kegerator-Cooler/dp/B0170NWHDM/ref=as_li_ss_il?dchild=1&keywords=kegerator&qid=1590594297&sr=8-5&linkCode=li2&tag=brewtogethe0e-20&linkId=8009daf48c4ccd87dbe5f7942dc7b7eb&language=en_US
Actually I think it can fit perfect for a house that I have outside the city here.
I had one just like that one in college Anthony! It worked great. We only used it for commercial beer (before I was brewing), but it worked like a champ and fit a fullsized keg. Good times!
I have been looking kegging too and haven’t decided whether I am brave enough to make my own kegerator or if I should just buy one. I see a lot of used ones available on Facebook marketplace. Is it ok to get a used one?
Hi Amanda! I bought one of my keezers pre-built and lightly used, and it’s been fine! I do recommend that you take apart the taps fully and clean them VERY well, and I also would buy new beer lines to replace the ones that come with it (I replace mine fairly regularly anyway). Beer line is really cheap on Amazon, too – https://amzn.to/3gsmBSa
I have checked this site https://tiradorescerveza.com/ (it’s a this kind of best one to buy in Spanish) and I liked this one, the Klarstein Big Spender Double, anybody have any opinion about that one? Thank you very much in advance
I have a 3 tap Keezer in my Man Cave Garage and a small fridge 5 liter mini keg draft system in my living room
I built one. Wasn’t complicated. I can fit 3 5 gal corny kegs. I have 2 taps.
I buil a 3 tap kegerator from a full size fridge. Installed one flow control faucet and two black nukataps, fits 3 kegs inside for 15 gallons of beer on tap. (When I get time to brew these days) instead of checking for lines in the sides of the fridge I just went through the door for taps and gas line with external co2 tank. Was really easy.
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