R.I.P. My beloved Kegerator
It has been a sad month at the Shularbrau brewery. On Superbowl Sunday, of all times to have bad beer luck, I realized that my converted freezer had stopped working. After getting advise from several sources, I decided it was going to be cheaper to junk it than try to repair it.
So sad. It only lived to 1 1/2 years old.
So I rushed around and got a new freezer; same brand, same size, slightly different model with only a few annoying features (the damn cord comes out front instead of the back… what kind of sense does that make!?). Unfortunately, the lid hinges are slightly different, so I can’t swap the tops and avoid having to cut another freezer up to mount the tower.
In case you were wondering, I’ve spent any free “online” time for the last 4 months away from Dranktank and on Whiskerino… so there’s my excuse for the worst posting record since the beginning of Dranktank.
The good news: The beer is cold and plentiful at the Shularbrau garage. Christmas about killed my brewing spirit… pumping out 4 “holiday” batches including a Jalapeño, a Christmas Ale, a Maple Syrup Porter, and a German Alt. Since then, I’ve been trying some new processes and new recipes including a Kolsh, Irish Red, APA, Cream, and this week I brewed an Oatmeal Stout.
kegerator
February 19th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Hey Derick,
Just chiming in. Guess what? They opened an ALL BELGIAN beer joint near where I live. There’s 120 Belgian beers on tap and bottle. I recently started drinking Belgian beer, which in my opinion is some of the best out there. Check it out.
http://www.thetrappist.com/
March 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Sorry to hear about your kegerator. Damn. Anyway, I haven’t really commented here, but I’ve been reading your stuff off and on for a little while and just wanted to encourage you to keep at ‘em. I love reading DrankTank (and honestly, as a guy with a full time job , totally understand how hard it can be to maintain a site).
Good luck in your future refrigeration endeavors.