Grill and Barrel

When I started kegging I had to get a little more creative about how to keep my beer cool.  I had a mini fridge under my basement bar for storing bottles and cans, but it just wasn't big enough to hold a homebrew keg.  At the time I also found a couple of 3 gallon kegs that would fit in a standard mini fridge but I knew I had to find another solution for keeping multiple brews on tap.

Early this year, while contemplating an investment in a kegerator, I stumbled upon this Sanyo SR-4912M minifridge at my local BestBuy.  Since it does not have a freezer compartment, there is enough headroom for a full 5 gallon corny keg!  To sweeten the deal even further, this gem was on sale for $150.

I couldn't recommend this fridge enough for homebrewers.  Things just got better when I got it home.  I found that this fridge has capacity for two 5 gal corny kegs and a 5lb CO2 tank.  It will also hold a 5gal carboy for lagering.  It also has the ability to keep beer much colder that most refrigerators.   I accidentally froze two kegs solid (luckily one was only root beer) dialing the temp down just before our Christmas Eve party.

This fridge also has the potential to be converted to a kegerator since there are no coils in the top of the fridge.  I found some DIY instructions online, so while on break for the holidays I decided to finally give it a shot.  Follow my progress in my next blog posting...wish me luck!

-D