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Kegerator Analytics with IoT, DynamoDB, Lambda, and Alexa
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Kegerator Analytics with IoT, DynamoDB, Lambda, and Alexa

This project makes Alexa respond with my kegerator statistics.

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430 New Beers in Two Years.
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430 New Beers in Two Years.

My first experience with beer was quite formative. I was 5 and was standing in front of my father’s kegerator with a dixie cup. Before you quickly judge my parent’s abilities, I must note that there was a lock on the fau

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Kegerator 2.0
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Kegerator 2.0

For years small craft breweries have broken my heart. They change keg size offerings, discontinue specific beers, or run into production constraints. All understandable, but hard to be at the receiving end of this disapp

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Time to Regulate
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Time to Regulate

After 35 kegs and nearly 3 years with this kegerator there are very few parts left over from my original kit besides the tower and fridge. The co2 regulator and co2 line were from the original kit and started to show the

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Kegerator Project 2 year review
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Kegerator Project 2 year review

2 years ago I tapped my first keg. I learned a lot about pressures, temperatures, cleaning techniques with this project. Even though I’ve only had a few different beers on tap, it’s also pushed me to try more variety. I’

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Temperature.
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Temperature.

I’m nearing the two year anniversary of building my Kegerator . I’ve modified components, dialed in pressures, and stabilized temperatures during this time. Occasionally, during the hot summer months the temperature woul

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Now tapping 1/4 Barrels
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Now tapping 1/4 Barrels

I put a dozen 1/6 barrels through the kegerator before I took the plunge towards the 1/4 barrel. According to the measurements on the internet it shouldn’t fit with my mini fridge. It was close enough though that my loca

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The Sanitation Department

Recently I made a big change in my sanitation process for the kegerator and I’ve been very happy with the results. For the first 10 of so 1/6 barrels I religiously ran a powder based sanitizer and rinse through the beer

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Decode co2 Bottle Markings
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Decode co2 Bottle Markings

After a dozen 1/6 barrel kegs I knew my co2 pressure was a little low. Normally the gauge was 500 psi. Before this last keg went in it was a little lower and after the keg was empty the co2 bottle was reading really low.

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Kegerator Build Project
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Kegerator Build Project

Recently I was given a Danby DAR452BL mini fridge by a friend. This fridge lacked a freezer compartment and made the perfect base to for a kegerator project. I first tested it over night to see how cold it could really g

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