Kegerator Upgrade: Single Tap to a Double Tap Tower
August 18th by Chief Kegerator Officer |
When buying your first kegerator, most of us opt for the cheapest solution available. This is very understandable, as the cost of a kegerator is rather expensive, but keep in mind that you may want to upgrade your kegerator later down the road.
Take for example that I bought a single tap tower kegerator about two years ago and only used it for commercial kegs for gatherings and parties. Now that I have entered the world of home brewing there has been many opportunities for me to utilize my kegerator as a storage, chilling and dispensing tool.
The home brew kegs I use to keg my beer have a different type of tapping mechanism, so I was forced to make the decision to switch the coupler from the commercial style to a ball lock sytem for use with my home brew kegs or to upgrade the entire kegerator into a dual dispensing system.
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The choice was easy, I wanted both. It took only a few parts for me to convert the kegerator from a single tap to a dual tap tower and while I was in there I decided to add a 3 way gas splitter. This will allow me to add a third tower later if I need it.
So I now have a dual tap system that can dispense commercial and home brew kegs. To check out some of the equipment I used see the following:
3-Way Distribution Distributor
Double Tap Tower
Ball Lock – Liquid
Ball Lock – Gas
Tags: ball lock, dual tap, home brew, kegerator, kegerator conversion