Fridge Or Freezer For Keg System

[danger_85]

Hi all,

I'm looking at getting into brewing and want to setup a keg system and was wondering what would be better, a fridge or freezer. Any help and tips on what to look for, whats easier in terms of tap positioning and setup etc would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
danger_85 :beer:

 

[Haydo]

If you are just getting in to brewing, a fridge is probably your best bet as a first up option. You can easily set up a cheap fridge without any drilling, or need for external temp control just leave the tap inside and open the door to serve a beer. Not difficult to set up taps through the door with a drip tray if you want to do that either.

I run kegs in a freezer with a 6 tap font, but also have a fridge with 2 taps....one in the bar, one in the garage.

Freezers are great and allow a lot more room to fit more beer in - they do take a bit more work to get right and they also as a general rule are probably going to cost you a fair bit more. If you are like most people here, you will eventually want to head down the path of a freezer with a flooded font...really depends on how obsessed you become.