Setting up a Remote-Controlled Kegerator Temperature Controller

Published On: Thursday, July 31, 2008

A Kegerator's temperature is a key ingredient for many home brewers. The real benefit for the brewer to maintain a constant Kegerator temperature is "better control while carbonating and dispensing". Also, perfectly carbonated cold draft beer out of a Kegerator just tastes better.

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Home Brewers spend countless hours testing and perfecting their recipes and most often the final resting place for keg conditioning is in a Kegerator. The big question is "do commercial and homemade kegerators maintain constant temperatures suitable for keg conditioning and carbonation?"

The answer is yes with a little bit of monitoring. To put full faith into a kegerator's temperature control can be risky, but with a few modifications you can monitor your kegerator's temperatures remotely and make adjustments if need be.

A new device coming soon called KegConnect® allows you to remotely call your Kegerator and receive the current temperature, set a new temperature, record a personalized friendly Kegerator greeting, receive text message alerts of your kegerator's temperature and online access to interface with your Kegerator.

KegConnect® easily installs between your Kegerator's temperature controller and power supply. Plug a phone line into the device, record a greeting and you are ready to start monitoring your kegerator's temperature remotely. (Detailed instruction on constructing your own remote-controlled kegerator temperature controller is coming soon, to www.Kegerators.com.)

Christian Lavender has been advocating kegerators for over 10 years. His favorite beers are India Pale Ales, particularly a good American Double IPA. He originally began building kegerators for friends and family, but soon launched www. Kegerators.com, which lists over 26 major brands of of home and commercial kegerators.

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