I’ve long been a believer that “if one is good, two is better” and that saying is especially applicable when talking about kegs. You’ll remember from It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… No It’s a Kegerator! I converted a mini fridge into a kegerator and that the tower I used has two faucets for dispensing beer. So far I’ve only been using one keg and one faucet, but now that the amber ale is only days away from being ready, it was time to expand.
In order for the kegerator to successfully pour two beers, several things need to fit inside of it: two kegs, a CO2 tank, two regulators, two CO2 lines, and two beer lines. Unfortunately for me, all this equipment did not fit into my kegerator. I had to make some modifications…
My two kegs, side-by-side, were just barely too wide to fit. The mini fridge had shelves that were held in place by plastic supports.
Shelf supports
These supports were approximately 1/4 inch in depth which meant removing them from both sides would give me another 1/2 inch of room to fit the kegs. I used one of mankind’s greatest inventions: the Dremel to remove all of these shelving supports. I then sealed up the exposed insulation with white duct tape.
Supports removed Sealed with duct tape
Next, I had to make room for the CO2 tank and regulators. The only place the CO2 tank would fit is on top of the compressor shelf in the back of the kegerator with regulators pointing towards the door. Having the gas tank in the back meant that one of the kegs sat closer to the door which prevented it from closing. There was some plastic shelving on the door that had to be removed to create more room. Once again I used the Dremel to remove the plastic door shelving. I then cut away the foam insulation to make room for the keg.
To get enough vertical clearance, I removed the cooling element from the top of the kegerator and positioned it against the back wall.
Door shelving and insulation removed. Cooling element on the back wall
After all that cutting both kegs, the CO2 tank, regulators, and tubing fit. The only thing missing is beer in the second keg. Stay tuned as the amber ale will go into the keg for carbonation tomorrow!
It all fits! And still looks good
