To help achieve our goal of making cask-conditioned ale easier to keep at cellar temperature (and therefore enjoying wider availability), a collaboration between Alex Hall, Paul Pendyck of U.K. Brewing Supplies, and Neil Wicker of BeerCooler.com brings you what we believe to be the World's first 'Caskerator' - a kegerator designed specifically to keep firkins and pins at the perfect serving temperature for cask (i.e. cellar temperature').
Cooled by a thermoelectric cooler, the adjustable temperature range of the unit is approximately 44-56 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Dimensions: Width 33.5", Depth 23.5", Height 30" with lid closed.
Weight: Approximately 55lbs.
Energy consumption: About 80 watts.
Body and door material: Dent resistant durable, rotational-molded plastic, with thick insulation to keep casks cool - even on a baking hot summer's day or in a hot cellar.
The Caskerator can be used with a conventional cask breather device or a Race Cask Ventilator, or simply with traditional hard and soft spile pegs.
The units can be situated anywhere that has mains electric supply, and should be connected to a standard beer engine (which can be supplied).
The Caskerator unit is a modified version of BeerCooler's 'Sudsbuddy' design of kegerator. We have modified the basic shell to get a unit that can be top-loading, and we have calibrated the thermoelectric cooler to achieve constant cellar temperature.
The price is $795, plus a small fee for shipping costs.
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For more information, contact me at the address below, or by phone on 1 917 957 7623.
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Here are some pictures of a Caskerator unit in service.
Note the short beer line to the beer engine directly above - this situation is ideal, but The Caskerator will work well with the line leading from the cellar up through the floor - or located on the same level further away from the beer engine.
Here are some pictures of the prototype unit which has successfully completed trials at the Lancaster Brewing Company, Lancaster, PA.
© Alex Hall 2006, in conjunction with Beer Cooler and U.K. Brewing Supplies.
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