Chest Freezer Kegerator

In this tutorial i will show you how to turn a old chest freezer into a kegerator also known as a keezer.

Chest freezer kegerator.

With the use of this instructable article you can find out the best way of designing your own chest freezer kegerator within the lowest affordable budget in a step by step manner. The main concern with altering any type of refrigeration appliance is that there are refrigerant lines running through the sides of the appliance. When kegging in a chest freezer even if you haven t gone the whole hog and transformed it into a real keezer you have to remember the co2 canister. Chest freezers are absolutely great for 5 gallon kegs both home brew and commercial.

However if you plan on using 15 gallon kegs with any regularity then a chest freezer might not be the right. Chest freezer that i picked up on sale at hhgregg for 240. I wanted to use a chest freezer because it seemed like the simplest most energy efficient and most self contained kegerator that. Basically you make a collar out of wood and glue it down to the chest.

A chest freezer kegerator is a great option if you want to have more than 4 beers on tap at one time. Without knowing where the lines are drilling a hole through the side is a bad idea. For this kegerator i used a black frigidaire 7 2 cu. You can really custom make this to your style the options are unlimited.

Some homebrewers have up to 10 beers going at a time so having the ability to choose any size chest freezer needed to house your kegs makes this a perfect choice for brewers.