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[Hines]

I didn't want to hijack Mic's post about the standup fridge....If I have a stand-up fridge and put a keg in there with just a regular party/picnic tap & connected it to a CO2 tank....would there be any issues?I can't imagine it would be any different than setting up a full kegerator setup, the only difference is I would have to open the door to use the tap, which isn't a big deal to me.

[BlKtRe]

I do it all the time. Works great.

[MtnBrewer]

When I first got my kegging setup I did exactly that until I built a kegerator. No issues. My main kitchen fridge has shelves that can be adjusted for just about any configuration. So on one side I had a very tall compartment to hold the keg and CO2.

[Mya]

I didn't want to hijack Mic's post about the standup fridge....If I have a stand-up fridge and put a keg in there with just a regular party/picnic tap & connected it to a CO2 tank....would there be any issues?I can't imagine it would be any different than setting up a full kegerator setup, the only difference is I would have to open the door to use the tap, which isn't a big deal to me.

feel free to hijack, anyway, I have yet to move beyond the fridge and picnic tap though I have a 3 keg setup all with picnic taps

[Hines]

This is wonderful!

[Mya]

every year, I think, I need to get some Perlicks, hasn't happened yet

[realbeerguy]

Other than a condensation issue in the box, no issue.

[jayb151]

every year, I think, I need to get some Perlicks, hasn't happened yet

I just pulled the trigger on this. I got two new Perlicks for my basement fridge. It works great!

[Mya]

I just pulled the trigger on this. I got two new Perlicks for my basement fridge. It works great!

I'd like to get 3 Perlicks and a Stout faucet complete with beergas

[SchwanzBrewer]

I have been serving direct from the keg through a faucet screwed onto a liquid QD.I REALLY want to make a kegerator. I'm tired of not having a couple kegs ready to rock all the time.Cheers,Rich

[MtnBrewer]

I have been serving direct from the keg through a faucet screwed onto a liquid QD.

This works surprisingly well but you've got to watch your serving pressure since there's no beer line restriction.

[SchwanzBrewer]

This works surprisingly well but you've got to watch your serving pressure since there's no beer line restriction.

yep.

[Hines]

Well guys, I got motivated tonight to clean up the kegerator (long story as to why I don't want to use it). There was still a keg inside it that had maybe 2 gallons of brew. That brew was AT LEAST 4 years old.I figured, what the hell, i'll hook up the CO2 tank to it and make sure it still holds everything the way it should. I did, and it seemed to.So, i found the old picnic tap and hooked it up to it to see if it worked....BEER EVERY WHERE! Apparently something wasn't tight on the tap. I took it off, adjusted it, and now it works great.Oh, and the beer didn't really taste all that bad. Better than a budweiser!Now i'm heading to clean up a couple corny kegs so I will be ready to keg some brews.

[positiveContact]

yeah - i use the picnic taps in the fridge all the time. no problems.

[BarelyBrews]

This works surprisingly well but you've got to watch your serving pressure since there's no beer line restriction.

Interesting.Most standard picnic tap lines are 4 ft. you would think they would offer some restriction. Albeit not what my 7 ft lines offer.

[positiveContact]

Interesting.Most standard picnic tap lines are 4 ft. you would think they would offer some restriction. Albeit not what my 7 ft lines offer.

he's talking about a faucet right on the liquid out post with no line.

[BlKtRe]

he's talking about a faucet right on the liquid out post with no line.

Some of my brew buddies use this setup. It works pretty well. Keeps all the lines from getting tangled.

[MtnBrewer]

Some of my brew buddies use this setup. It works pretty well. Keeps all the lines from getting tangled.

I've done it at parties where I didn't have a jockey box available. Sit the keg in a tub of ice water and mount the tap right onto the QD. Most homebrew shops sell an adapter for this purpose.

[Mya]

I've done it at parties where I didn't have a jockey box available. Sit the keg in a tub of ice water and mount the tap right onto the QD. Most homebrew shops sell an adapter for this purpose.

yep, works when you need it to

[BarelyBrews]

he's talking about a faucet right on the liquid out post with no line.

Jeeps ...my bad..