As a birthday present to myself I decided to buy a kegerator. It came a few days after a hastily thrown together birthday party, but just in time for me to run around and fill up a CO2 tank and get a keg. As it happens I had the day off, so the timing was just right.

What’s on Tap?

We ended up with a 1/2 barrel keg (full keg) of Sweetwater 420 purchased from Green’s. The tap handle was a birthday present from a friend of mine who knew I was getting a kegerator. He was my go-to guy with questions since he also has a kegerator. I wasn’t really sure what my first keg would be, but after the present I just had to go with 420.

I purchased the KC2000 EdgeStar kegerator from Compact Appliance. I’ve been happy with the purchase so I’d recommend the model if you are in the market for a kegerator. The instructions that came with the kegerator were top notch, minus one small item. If you follow them exactly, you’ll have one rubber gasket left over. That gasket goes below the tower to keep it firm against the top of the kegerator.

Nearly two months later, the keg is still giving us cold, delicious beer! The kegerator is current in my office, but with an upcoming home renovation it looks like I’ll be getting some basement space to put in a home bar. I’m overly excited about the home bar project!