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The Premium Kegging System Kit

Ditch the bottles. Draft beer from your own kegerator.

Estimated cost: $500–$700Items: 3Updated May 2026

Bottling is the worst part of homebrewing — 48 bottles to sanitize, fill, cap, and condition for 2-3 weeks. Kegging eliminates all of it. Fill a keg, connect CO2, cold-crash for 24 hours, and pour draft beer from your own tap.

A complete kegging system requires a corny keg (5 gallons, the industry standard), a CO2 tank with regulator, beer line, disconnect fittings, and a kegerator or chest freezer to keep it cold. The investment pays off after three batches in time and convenience — and draft beer tastes noticeably better than bottle-conditioned homebrew.

Kegging is the point where homebrewing stops being a hobby and becomes a lifestyle.

What's in this kit (3 items)

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Various

Ball Lock Corny Keg (5 Gallon, Reconditioned)

$80–$120

The standard 5-gallon corny keg holds exactly one 5-gallon homebrew batch. Ball lock fittings are easier to use than pin lock for most homebrewers. Buy two — one conditioning while one is on tap.

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Kegco

Kegco CO2 Regulator with 5 lb CO2 Tank

$120–$160

You need CO2 to push beer out and carbonate it. This dual-gauge regulator lets you monitor tank pressure and serving pressure simultaneously — and a 5 lb tank carbonates and serves 10-15 5-gallon batches.

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Inkbird

Inkbird ITC-308 Temperature Controller (for Kegerator Conversion)

$35–$50

Convert any chest freezer into a kegerator with this temperature controller — plug the freezer into it, set your target temp (38°F for beer), and it maintains it automatically. The most cost-effective kegerator solution.