How To Replicate Wired’s Pimped-Out Kegerator
Wired’s iPhone-themed DIY kegerator is the stuff of legend: An unwanted fridge became a moving, gadget-filled beer dispenser of the highest calibre. This video shows that it’s also a pretty easy (if expensive) undertaking.
The kegerator features an iPhone-like array of “apps,” including a CO2 gauge, the “Tap Store” where different beers are selected, and a temperature gauge (the fridge is kept at 37 degrees for a perfect frosty brew). It actually looks like a project that’s conceivably doable by a group of dedicated beer-lovers, even if they don’t work for a tech magazine. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to scour the Craigslist free listings for refrigerators. [Wired]
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@njdevil: New to Gizmodo, aren't you?
It's nice, except I'd feel nervous with HAL staring at me.
North Star
Why only iPhone themed? i see a PSP and a Flip too.
njdevil
Dude. Need. Want. Will work for kegerator.
Considering Gizmodo's irrational hatred of all things Sony I wonder how much it hurt them to see a PSP on that lol
Roy Wall
(downer alert) 10-15yo fridges cost between 150 to 200 per year in electricity... Also, keg would need to be in a 37 degree refirgerator for roughly 4 days before the liquid drops to the same temperature.
jcsimms
Looks like I found a project for next weekend for me and my friends....
Kaibutsu
@pɹÉoqÊŽÇÊžuÇÊžoɹq: +1 lmao that was perfectly said XD
tdk08
@njdevil: also, the beer comes out of the iphone portion of the fridge, it is what covered the door of the fridge, and it has "apps" on it that have to do with the beer
yeah, what's up with the PSP on the side?
@jcsimms: IIRC, that 's mostly due to the freezer which I assume is turned off her. Also, the beer usually comes cold, so it wouldn't take that long to drop back down to 37.
@GitEmSteveDave_Galactica1980: If not it's not that hard to rig up the remote control to a computer, depending on how much you blow on a remote controller.
dragon:ONE
@GitEmSteveDave_Galactica1980: then my local brewers are just cheap... on the cost factor (est 650W/$0.10-MWh/8hrs-day) I doubt the thermodynamic metal conduit is very helpful. (the horse is dead...)
jcsimms
Maxim magazine covered this awhile back as well. Does the thing actually move on it's own?
@pɹÉoqÊŽÇÊžuÇÊžoɹq: LOL so true
Awww... the CO2 level "app" and Thermometer "app" appear to be just graphics.... they couldn't make these things real?
The paintjob/graphics is the real kicker - I mean everyone knows someone or at least a friend of a friend with a kegerator.
Lizard_King
Oh wow, a post about beer. I really like beer, even if it comes out of something related to Apple. I just won't tell me friends about it. Oh wait, I don't have friends. This will suit me just fine.
I like beer.
@pɹÉoqÊŽÇÊžuÇÊžoɹq: I see what you did there. ;-)
Seems the guys at Wired are bored out of their skulls. "Hey, we've got nothing to report on. What do you want to do?" "Hmmm, let's build a beer fridge that looks like an IPhone." "Dude, way cool idea. Screw the article I was working on."
Would look better without the tacky iPhone sides.