Well in a very lucky father on fathers day and I just received a kegerater for fathers day (best present ever)
So I was hoping for some guidance as I've never had one. Is it just easier to but pre made kegs or can you brew your own and self fill the keg etc.
And help greatly appreciated, especially the home brew tips to greatness.
I got one about 6 weeks ago, bloody awesome!
The one I got is the one in the photo but with 3 taps.
My tips , for what they are worth.. Keep your beer lines away from the freezer plate at the back, if they touch it your lines will likely freeze = No beer 
I placed dowels across the back in shelf slots and zip tied my beer line to them, so they are close but not touching the freezer plate.
I set mine up with 2.1 m long beer lines instead of the recommended 1.5 m lines, I like a slightly slower pour rate. You can always shorten the lines to speed things up if you like.
I am able to source commercial kegs and that is my go too for now, I'm not really planning going down the brewing route but who knows?
Cheers
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Well in a very lucky father on fathers day and I just received a kegerater for fathers day (best present ever)
So I was hoping for some guidance as I've never had one. Is it just easier to but pre made kegs or can you brew your own and self fill the keg etc.
And help greatly appreciated, especially the home brew tips to greatness.
You need :
-1 or 2 cornelius kegs
Start brewing w the can kits (to understand the basics) to then jump onto all grain brewing.
Buy a Grainfather, Guten or Robobrew system.
Plenty of videos to learn from.
You can also go to the shops where you can brew and keg there to get it going asap. Take your Cornelius and fill up there.
CO2 bottle. Regulator. That is pretty much it.
What ever happened to ubrewit in Joondalup. I used to go there before the fun police changed the rules.
+1 for brew your own. I don't like the taste of the canned stuff, but I agree that it is the best way to get a basic understanding. Grainfather etc is great but you can do a lot without it. Youtube is your friend. Building the brewing kit is half the fun. I bought a big urn for boiling but made my own mash tun from a cooler. Also, get your hands on some homebrewing software, Beersmith is my favourite, but heaps others out there. Sorry, I don't have pictures as I am in Queensland at the moment, but like I said, Youtube is your friend. Happy brewing.
I used to do a brew that was halfway between corona and Miller genuine draft. It was brilliant.
Home brewing is brilliant. Its a never ending source of learning fiddling building and sharing with your mates.
So easy too.
I've got 4 tap kegerator that i built, x2 fermenting fridges plus a fridge for all my hops yeast etc... and a homemade all grain brew kit that is forever under development.
Great fun very addictive but warning makes you fat and having beer on tap 24/7 in your back yard is deadly
Dad was always a piss head, but now I can afford to buy them school shoes with the money ill save on beer.
