Design help

[shaneoneill]

Hello!
I am building a new house with a second floor wet bar/media area. It is directly on top of my garage. The bar is not installed. It is currently designed for a refrigerator (bottled beer) and an ice machine. I will have a bar back with additional space.

I would now like a draught beer system as well. I like the idea of installing a kegerator in the garage and running the line to the draught tower directly above (would probably be no longer than 15-20 feet, but straight up. No hauling kegs upstairs and any mess would be down there. What should I consider with a run of this length? Cost-wise, am I better off working the kegerator into the second floor to eliminate a longer run? Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

Shane

[Scott Zuhse]

It would be costly to dispense from the garage. A glycol system would be the best solution for the convenience of this set up. Air shaft system would be less expensive but very problematic.

Scott Zuhse, Instructor Micro Matic Dispense Institute