Last Winter (2008)

Last December John and I drove up to PA to pick up a large commerical kegerator from my moms neighbor who was willing to trade it for a case of homebrew. While the kegerator was a bit rusted and had a few dings and dents, it was in good shape and a amazingly good deal (easily lists for $2200+ online). The kegerator we picked up is a True TDD-2 with vinyl sides, stainless steel top, and two towers. The specsstate it can hold 2 half barrels, but with its huge interior it should be able to accommodate at least 10 x 5 gallon cornies. The kegerator came with a working regulator, co2 tank and keg coupler. We just needed to replace the lines, add fittings, faucets, and one tower. For now it has a nice home at Johns house because I don’t really have room right now. Here are a few shots of the kegerator at pickup, before and after cleanup:

This Winter (2009)

My mom’s neighbor has been in contact with me since July to try arrange the pickup of another kegerator. It took a while but I was finally able to pick it up over the xmas break. Again the deal was the kegerator for a case of beer, any way you look at it a pretty good deal. The one we picked up this time is a Beverage Air BM23, which is commerical grade but only holds one barrel. Just like the True kegerator, it has a nice shelf for the gas in the back and thus has room for 4 cornies. This kegerator was in a bit better shape than the True, but still needed cleaning. It was missing the tower cap, faucet, regulator and gas tank, but came with a Guinness/Harp coupler. Once we cleaned it up, added new lines, and replaced all the missing parts it worked like a charm. I would have exchanged my kegerator with this one because of the stainless and extra space, but since I’m already setup with my 3 tap tower, I let my neighbor Steve use it. Here are a few pictures of the kegerator: