That is definitely something I miss since I started fermenting in SS. There is nothing like watching those yeasties churn up the fermenting beer. Amazing. Although, the steady bubbling from the blow-off tube is music to my ears as well.I personally enjoy viewing the progress of my beer, braggot, mead, and cider through glass.
How many carboys do you have?
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Re: How many carboys do you have?
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Re: How many carboys do you have?
Hey Brad, thanks for letting me look at the setup. What truly interested me though was that 3 tap kegerator. Did you build that? Because i havent been able to find a company that sells a 3 tap, only 2 tap.
EDIT: disregard the question, I guess I just wasn't looking hard enough.
EDIT: disregard the question, I guess I just wasn't looking hard enough.
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Re: How many carboys do you have?
I have a 3-tap SS tower with 3 SS faucets for sale for $1003rdto1st wrote:Hey Brad, thanks for letting me look at the setup. What truly interested me though was that 3 tap kegerator. Did you build that? Because i havent been able to find a company that sells a 3 tap, only 2 tap.
EDIT: disregard the question, I guess I just wasn't looking hard enough.
Re: How many carboys do you have?
I bought the kegerator (actually, it was a Christmas present from the wife *before* I started brewing -- think she regrets it yet??) as a 1-tap model. It only had a 2 1/4" tower, which doesn't work well for multiple taps. Later on my brother-in-law got a kegerator with a 3" tower, ended up buying a pre-made dual tower and gave me this tower, and I made the conversion to add the additional 2 taps.3rdto1st wrote:Hey Brad, thanks for letting me look at the setup. What truly interested me though was that 3 tap kegerator. Did you build that? Because i havent been able to find a company that sells a 3 tap, only 2 tap.
EDIT: disregard the question, I guess I just wasn't looking hard enough.
Although if you want to build one, this chest freezer is now on sale at Home Depot:
http://www.homedepot.com/Appliances-Kit ... ogId=10053
It will hold 4 cornies, and I would expect that your build cost for several taps will be well less than my wife paid for the entire single-tap kegerator I've got.
If you need faucets I've got 3 of the standard SS beer faucets that I'll sell cheap, but I'd *HIGHLY* recommend you skip those and get nice Perlick forward-sealing faucets. It's well worth the extra money.
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Re: How many carboys do you have?
+1.bwarbiany wrote: but I'd *HIGHLY* recommend you skip those and get nice Perlick forward-sealing faucets. It's well worth the extra money.
I've got 14 of the Ventmatic version ... 10 on my kegerator (that's it pictured in the upper right corner of the header) and 4 on my jockey box. They are pricey but Sooo worth it.
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+1dhempy wrote:+1.bwarbiany wrote: but I'd *HIGHLY* recommend you skip those and get nice Perlick forward-sealing faucets. It's well worth the extra money.
I've got 14 of the Ventmatic version ... 10 on my kegerator (that's it pictured in the upper right corner of the header) and 4 on my jockey box. They are pricey but Sooo worth it.
Dan
Perlick can't be beat. They don't stick and they pour a great pint. I have them on my kegerator and my jockey box. I even gave two to Joe last year for his kegerator (which has my beer on tap).
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Re: How many carboys do you have?
What everyone else says. For home use, I don't know why anyone would use something but the forward sealing faucet.