i'm in the market

anyone have or have seen one they particularly like?

12/9/2007 7:57:26 PM

a good one keeps beer cold

i hope that helps

12/9/2007 7:58:12 PM

http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=484045

12/9/2007 7:59:04 PM

One that actually generates a full keg (ice cold, of course) out of thin air would be a great one.

12/9/2007 7:59:07 PM

thanks hun but thats a little too big

i'm thinking 1 full keg or 2-3 ponies

12/9/2007 8:00:23 PM

get a mini-fridge and drill a hole in it

12/9/2007 8:01:12 PM

i don't really car about on the cheap i'm actually looking for a nice one i know i could build one but i don't really think it will come out as nice as a purchased one

12/9/2007 8:03:42 PM

geez, you better be havin' a 3000 ft^2 house if you need 3 kegs at your party

12/9/2007 10:14:43 PM

or like variety

kegs last a long time in a kegorator

12/9/2007 10:24:22 PM

I had a haier until I sold it to a friend. It worked great. The only thing was I had to drill a hole through the top so the runoff could drain in to something, and it was a bitch to clean, although I guess any kegerator would be a bitch to clean.

12/9/2007 10:32:30 PM

^^how long we talkin?

[Edited on December 9, 2007 at 10:32 PM. Reason : ^]

12/9/2007 10:32:34 PM

What is the deal with people that put a space in between the last letter and the question mark?

I've noticed a lot of really stupid people do that.

Like Amsterdam for example.

12/9/2007 10:34:52 PM

i heard a couple months if kept pressurized w/ c02


i like it it sticks out better

[Edited on December 9, 2007 at 10:36 PM. Reason : but i'm not emotard boy]

12/9/2007 10:36:06 PM

Kegs with CO2 taps last a couple months.

Kegs with regular air pumped into them don't last long at all because keg beer is not pasteurized.

[Edited on December 9, 2007 at 10:54 PM. Reason : and oxygen reacts with the stuff inside]

12/9/2007 10:53:49 PM

^wrong

12/9/2007 11:29:48 PM

Quote :

"Common draft beer questions Q: How long will a keg last? There are a lot of opinions and facts out there on this topic. This is a general discussion on the topic and does not account for all circumstances and opinions. I'll start with some facts. Beer does not go bad…sort of! It only changes flavor. The 3 main components of spoilage are bacteria, oxygen, and temperature. The rate at which beer will spoil is dependent upon the combination of all three of these factors. Let's start with Bacteria. It is everywhere. You can't get rid of it. There are good bacteria, ones that won't make you sick, and there are bad bacteria, the kind that will make you sick. Beer does not support bad bacteria. It does support good bacteria. Over time, these bacteria will grow and impart a flavor in the beer. For the most part, these flavors are undesirable. The unique aspect of beer is that it has a natural bacteria inhibitor - Alcohol. Next is Oxygen. Oxygen has two negative effects on beer. It provides fuel for more bacteria and it oxidizes the beer…changing the flavor. Once Oxygen (air) is introduced into the keg, it has only days before the flavor has changed substantially. It also goes flat. When you use a hand pump or picnic pump on a keg, the keg is pretty much done within 48 hours. Finally there is Temperature. Temperature will inhibit or accelerate the growth of bacteria. The colder the beer, the slower the growth. The hotter the beer, the faster the growth. What does it all mean? It means if you keep your beer cold, use Co2, not air to drive the beer, you keep the dispensing system clean, and you buy kegs from breweries that have strict sanitizing and cleaning procedures, your keg will last 4 months or more with minimal or no noticeable flavor change. If you keep your kegs warm, and drive them with Co2 through a jockey box or other faucet, they will most likely last a couple of months. Just be sure to clean your lines after every keg. "

http://www.realbeer.com/edu/kegerator/questions.php

[Edited on December 9, 2007 at 11:35 PM. Reason : I had always heard 4 months. *shrug*]

12/9/2007 11:34:39 PM

Quote :

"The most important thing about the bottling and kegging process is to keep the beer from being contaminated by stray yeasts, and to keep oxygen away from the beer. These are the main things that can reduce the shelf-life of beer."

http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/beer5.htm


My bad, kegs are pasteurized. Anyways, CO2 doesn't make the beer go bad as fast.

12/9/2007 11:36:26 PM

Quote :

"Most keg draft beers brewed in the U.S. are not pasteurized during brewing. During the packaging process non-pasteurized draft beers are chilled to the point that the bacteria which ferments the beer becomes dormant."

http://www.micromatic.com/beer-questions/pasteurized-and-non-pasteurized-keg-beer-aid-45.html

12/9/2007 11:38:37 PM