# What should one know about kegerators **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 19, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309 "2014-12-19T18:34:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/1 "2014-12-19T18:34:15Z")
My wife decided that I’m much more fun when inebriated, so she bought me a kegerator. It’s a Nostalgia Electrics **[FONT=“Verdana”]KRS2100** and so far the only thing I have done was adjust the temperature controller. So far all I have done is to turn down the temperature controller such that the cup od water temp is around 33 degrees. With the dial set to the highest setting, I will freeze a cup of water in about a day. I have been changing pressures often and sometimes pull the pressure relief valve on the tap to help with that 1st poor. I know it’s cheap chinese parts. but so far it works OK. I am wondering how much benefit I would get from replacing the beer and CO2 lines. I also would like to know where to find a decent price on adding another tap. the 1st 3 8% beers go down great, but so do # 4-5. Any tips/tricks I should know to make my drunken life easier? I have a beer consultant that makes my only slightly biased recommendations, but so far he has been spot on. Keg #1 Brooklyn winter ale - tasty Keg #2 21st amendment - fireside chat - delicious Keg#3 The big ditch - low bridge - yet to be sampled[/FONT] ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/2 "2014-12-20T04:18:09Z")
I have nothing to add but jealously. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/3 "2014-12-20T12:06:21Z")
man do i love my kegerator. niagara tradition homebrew on Sheridan near military will have everything you need. if you do a 2 tap tower, get 1 commercial hookup and 1 corny hookup, local breweries fill cornys (plus you can make your own if youre feeling really adventurous) ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/4 "2014-12-20T19:09:10Z")
I could bring a glass over and show you how to drink out of a kegerator. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/5 "2014-12-21T06:01:46Z")
This is smaller than I have ever gone so I am not sure how customizable it really is. If you go to keg works on military you can get great equipment and easily spend a fortune lol. You don’t need large diameter lines since I assume the tower is right above the kegs. The best money you can spend is on a good regulator and replacing all the faucet internals with stainless. ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/6 "2014-12-21T09:24:31Z")
I think that most of my complaints come from the rubber co2 washer. It Likes to stop the co2 from flowing freely. i guess that could be a regulator issue. I do have a bit of glassware on hand. Now i just need to build a bar to store it. ![http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k607/drvnkd/20141221_115120_zpstnilhy91.jpg](http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k607/drvnkd/20141221_115120_zpstnilhy91.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/7 "2015-01-10T17:37:23Z")
Keg [#4](http://www.nyspeed.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=4) is flying bison aviator red. I also went to kegworks for the 1st time. Seems like a nice place with some things that i really want to buy. i also diy’d a beer line cleaner with some firings and a sprayer from Lowes. Clean lines are tasty lines. ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/8 "2015-01-11T05:55:04Z")
Hmm, I really need flowers… ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/9 "2015-01-11T07:46:20Z")
One free beer with every consultation ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/10 "2015-01-11T09:18:30Z")
For local supply and parts go check out Kegworks. They are local so no need for shipping charges. Also great guys to ask questions to. ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/11 "2015-01-15T06:14:02Z")
[quote=“drvnkd,post:7,topic:271309"”] Keg [#4](http://www.nyspeed.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=4) is flying bison aviator red. I also went to kegworks for the 1st time. Seems like a nice place with some things that i really want to buy. i also diy’d a beer line cleaner with some firings and a sprayer from Lowes. Clean lines are tasty lines. [/quote] This and temperature regulation were going to be my only bullet point suggestions. Most beers are so much better at 33-34 degrees ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/12 "2015-01-15T06:32:22Z")
> [@SRS BZNS](#): > > This and temperature regulation were going to be my only bullet point suggestions. > > Most beers are so much better at 33-34 degrees 33-34 is way too cold unless you are drinking Bud Light or some other garbage. > [@Ratebeer.com](#): > > [- News and Features - Ratebeer](http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=479) > With all the different styles found in the world of beer, the question of serving temperature comes up fairly often. There are, however, very few absolute truths when it comes to proper serving temperature. Individual drinkers will have individual preferences and these might vary quite a bit from the generally accepted norms. So mainly this guide will focus on the accepted norms, and you as the drinker can take them to heart to any degree you wish. > > The first thing that should be addressed, however, are two very common myths. The first is that beer needs to be served very cold. The macrobrewers want you to believe this, and here’s why. The sensation of coldness inhibits the tongue’s taste receptors. Since macrobrews started positioning their products based on any feature they could imagine besides taste, the need to neutralize taste became important. An alcohol delivery system doesn’t need taste. In fact, taste usually gets in the way. A cold refresher could be anything, and in fact alternatives like soda, iced tea or water generally have a less offensive taste than macrobrew. So again, numbing those tastebuds is important. As for what beer marketers mean when they say a beer “has a cold taste”, your guess is as good as ours. So no, beer doesn’t not need to be near frozen. Good beer in fact should not be near frozen. > > The other myth is that English beer is served at room temperature, or “warm”. It’s not. It is served at cellar temperature, which is between 12-14C. Room temperature is 21C. That’s a big difference. > > Beer is best served in between “ice cold” and room temperature. There are a lot of generalization made about beers of different colours, most of which are false. However, when it comes to temperature, colour seems to make a big difference. Lighter-coloured beers are generally best served cold. At the warmest end are the big, dark beers like Quadrupels, Imperial Stouts and Barley Wines. At cellar temperature are English-style beers and in the middle is just about everything else. > > **Very cold (0-4C/32-39F): Any beer you don’t actually want to taste. Pale Lager, Malt Liquor, Canadian-style Golden Ale and Cream Ale, Low Alcohol, Canadian, American or Scandinavian-style Cider.** > > > > [B]Cold (4-7C/39-45F): Hefeweizen, Kristalweizen, Kölsch, Premium Lager, Pilsner, Classic German Pilsner, Fruit Beer, brewpub-style Golden Ale, European Strong Lager, Berliner Weisse, Belgian White, American Dark Lager, sweetened Fruit Lambics and Gueuzes, Duvel-types > > [B]Cool (8-12C/45-54F): American Pale Ale, Amber Ale, California Common, Dunkelweizen, Sweet Stout, Stout, Dry Stout, Porter, English-style Golden Ale, unsweetened Fruit Lambics and Gueuzes, Faro, Belgian Ale, Bohemian Pilsner, Dunkel, Dortmunder/Helles, Vienna, Schwarzbier, Smoked, Altbier, Tripel, Irish Ale, French or Spanish-style Cider > > [B]Cellar (12-14C/54-57F): Bitter, Premium Bitter, Brown Ale, India Pale Ale, English Pale Ale, English Strong Ale, Old Ale, Saison, Unblended Lambic, Flemish Sour Ale, Bière de Garde, Baltic Porter, Abbey Dubbel, Belgian Strong Ale, Weizen Bock, Bock, Foreign Stout, Zwickel/Keller/Landbier, Scottish Ale, Scotch Ale, American Strong Ale, Mild, English-style Cider > > [B]Warm (14-16C/57-61F): Barley Wine, Abt/Quadrupel, Imperial Stout, Imperial/Double IPA, Doppelbock, Eisbock, Mead > > **Hot (70C/158F): Quelque Chose, Liefmans Glühkriek, dark, spiced winter ales like Daleside Morocco Ale.** > [/B][/B][/B][/B] ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/13 "2015-01-15T07:28:13Z")
Find a cheap used Co2 tank on CL as a backup. Nothing like running out of Co2 when your 1/2 way through a pour and IRISH is closed ☹ ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/14 "2015-02-10T19:18:04Z")
I have a 2.5lb co2 tank i should fill 🙂 I also should have my Flying bison helldiver in time for lukes wedding flower appointment 😃 Is that a legit businesses expense? ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/15 "2015-02-12T15:22:09Z")
BUMP for taste test tomorrow!!! ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-one-know-about-kegerators/271309/16 "2015-02-13T19:40:09Z")
Just tapped it and is awesome. Not luke, helldiver 😃