Would this work as a keggerator?

[Blinky]

I'm looking to either build a 3 keg keggerator or buy the mangrove jacks one. Mangrove jacks takes 3 of the newer slimline kegs so I would need to swap mine at additional cost or just have 2 older cornies in use till I could afford to swap. Making one is obviously cheaper and if I could get one big enough for 3 cornices plus some space to chuck in my hops to store them that would be ideal!
I've spotted this MCF198 | Fridgemaster do you guys think this will take 3 corny kegs and are there advantages of buying the mangrove jacks one over making one yourself, other than the costs?
The external dimensions are:
Width: 833mm
Depth: 559mm
Height:854

From the pictures it looks a decent size and it's bigger than the mangrove jacks one to start with so I assume it would work ok?

 

[Pennine]

I have one exactly like that, it may be able to handle 3 cornies, however that shelf may get in the way. I have three of the big 12l kegs in mine and it fits fine, I'll have to measure though to see if it's the same. I think it's also deep enough without adding a collar and building a tower.

 

[Braumeister]

I'm looking to either build a 3 keg keggerator or buy the mangrove jacks one. Mangrove jacks takes 3 of the newer slimline kegs so I would need to swap mine at additional cost or just have 2 older cornies in use till I could afford to swap. Making one is obviously cheaper and if I could get one big enough for 3 cornices plus some space to chuck in my hops to store them that would be ideal!
I've spotted this MCF198 | Fridgemaster do you guys think this will take 3 corny kegs and are there advantages of buying the mangrove jacks one over making one yourself, other than the costs?
The external dimensions are:
Width: 833mm
Depth: 559mm
Height:854

From the pictures it looks a decent size and it's bigger than the mangrove jacks one to start with so I assume it would work ok?

I have that exact freezer and am using it as a keezer. I also have old style wider kegs, I have 2 in there right now but it does fit a third if required. I also have a co2 bottle on the ledge, think it’s a 6kg one that fits in.

 

[Braumeister]

You can get a 3rd keg in where the beer bottles are. I didn’t bother with adding a collar for taps, I just put flow control taps right on the kegs, I like it as it’s less cleaning of lines to do and I avoid DIY as much as possible.

 

[Blinky]

Do you need to add a collar? I was going to drill into the lid and fix the taps that way, have a 3 tap tower, would that not work?

 

[Braumeister]

Do you need to add a collar? I was going to drill into the lid and fix the taps that way, have a 3 tap tower, would that not work?

That could work but the standard approach with a keezer is a collar. Its not hard to do and means you don’t need to damage/drill holes in the freezer. Fridges usually have the towers because the door is at the front so it’s not attached to the door.

 

[Rwilts]

Do you need to add a collar? I was going to drill into the lid and fix the taps that way, have a 3 tap tower, would that not work?

Adding the collar was very easy and easily worth the effort if you need it. I have a garage full of stuff I refuse to get rid of, this was two new floor boards left over from repairing floors in house .

 

[MrJay83]

You should easily get three in. Mine holds two and there is space for a cocktail/water tap & kegland PET keg (when available). Building the collar was very simple. I went down the route of using 4x right angle brackets on the inside as opposed to drilling & screwing up the sides. The longest part was waiting for the paint and glue to dry.
Excuse the bib. The wife won't let me add a drip tray in case the baby gets hurt so I compromised

 

[Pennine]

Do you need to add a collar? I was going to drill into the lid and fix the taps that way, have a 3 tap tower, would that not work?

That will work I had one like that for years the only problem is if it's against a wall it won't open all the way up. Otherwise it works just fine.

 

[xozzx]

plus some space to chuck in my hops to store them that would be ideal!

You will probably have the keezer set somewhere between 5 and 12C depending on how cold you like your beer. Hops will last a lot longer stored in the freezer, I wouldnt recommend storing them in a keezer.

 

[MrJay83]

I was think just to cut short the beer out tube and attach the float there. No point in leaving the long tube in there.
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