Half-barrel vs sixth-barrel for home use: the honest comparison
Half-barrel holds 124 pints; sixth-barrel holds 41. Picking the right one depends on consumption, hosting cadence, and freshness. Real numbers.
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The 2026 Home Bar Cost Report: What kegerator owners actually spend
12 months of customer conversations plus 2025 industry data. Real numbers on annual home kegerator spend, host-subsidy gaps, break-even math, and regional cost variation.
5 lb vs 10 lb vs 20 lb CO2 tank for a home kegerator: which size to actually buy
5lb for occasional pours, 10lb is the default for most home owners, 20lb only if you're running multiple kegerators. The cost math, refill economics, and decision flow.
DrinkCountr vs Splitwise for home bar parties: an honest comparison
Splitwise wins for general expense splitting. DrinkCountr wins for home bar drink tracking. The differences that matter, by someone who actually built one of them.
Hosting a kegerator party for 15 mates: cost-per-pint math + chip-in script
How much beer 15 people drink, what each pint actually cost you, and the chip-in script that nobody resents. With real numbers from a 4-year kegerator owner.
How often should you clean kegerator beer lines (and what happens if you don't)
Every 2 weeks for daily pours, 3-4 weeks for weekend pours, plus a quarterly acid pass. Full frequency table, the cleaning method that works, and what skipping it costs.
Kegerator beer foamy after a CO2 swap? The 5 causes, in order of likelihood
Foam after swapping CO2 tanks is almost never the new tank's pressure. It's usually one of four other things that happened during the swap. Here's the diagnostic order.
Why is my kegerator beer flat? The 5 causes and the timeline that diagnoses them
Flat beer isn't 'no CO2 in the line', it's not enough CO2 dissolved in the beer. Different problem, different fix. The 5 causes and how the timeline tells you which one.