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For those have been down this path, care to share some insight? My roommate and I will be picking one up in a month or so.

I'm currently looking at ones on CompactAppliance, and reading customer reviews... but those are only so useful.
 
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I would say a fullsize fridge for free/cheap on craigslist or local classifieds. Then you can buy a nice faucet, whatever tap you want, good hosing, and it can keep more than just a keg of beer around. I love having a top freezer to put frozen fruit, hops, and other things. I can fit a bunch of beer in the main fridge area with a 1/6bbl or two in there as well. I tend to keep one on tap and one as backup for when the on tap beer kicks.

My setup is a Rototap V faucet with adjustable restriction, a low profile tap, good quality beverage hoses, and a stainless steel shank. I keep my CO2 bottle outside the fridge so I can change it out easy, as well as more refrigerated storage.

One of the disadvantages of a keezer is having to lift a 1/6 keg or bigger up and into the freezer. I can move 1/2bbl kegs around but at 160-180lbs I don't like to and would rather not have to lift them more than the height of a step.
 
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I would say a fullsize fridge for free/cheap on craigslist or local classifieds. Then you can buy a nice faucet, whatever tap you want, good hosing, and it can keep more than just a keg of beer around. I love having a top freezer to put frozen fruit, hops, and other things. I can fit a bunch of beer in the main fridge area with a 1/6bbl or two in there as well. I tend to keep one on tap and one as backup for when the on tap beer kicks.

My setup is a Rototap V faucet with adjustable restriction, a low profile tap, good quality beverage hoses, and a stainless steel shank. I keep my CO2 bottle outside the fridge so I can change it out easy, as well as more refrigerated storage.

One of the disadvantages of a keezer is having to lift a 1/6 keg or bigger up and into the freezer. I can move 1/2bbl kegs around but at 160-180lbs I don't like to and would rather not have to lift them more than the height of a step.
This is what I'm looking for.

As neat as a keezer would be, it's simply not feasible at this time. Plus, neither of us is very handy with DIY stuff. Converting a fridge might even test our abilities.

Thanks for the details :thumbsup:
 

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Nick (smokemifugotem) did a really good job on building his own over at our sister site, Beerfora*, dedicated to craft beer: http://www.beerfora.com/community/forums/index.php?threads/keezer-build.91/

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