KRUPS and HEINEKEN B100 BeerTender with Heineken Draught Keg technology,Black

• Maintains beer at the ideal temperature of 37.4 degrees F
• Engineered to work exclusively with Heineken, Heineken Premium Light and Newcastle Brown Ale
• Ultra quiet and efficient Peltier cooling system provides constant and consistent cooling of the keg
• DraughtKeg and Beertender keep beer fresh for 30 days after tapping
• Unit measures 21-Inch L by 12-Inch W by 18-Inch H; Comes with 5 draught tubes

I purchased this unit on sale at Best Buy for $79.99. I was very skeptical about the quality for the price, but with the big game next weekend I could not resist.

I stopped by BevMo on my way home. This unit ONLY uses Beertender compatible kegs. So far, only Heinekin, Heinekin Light, and New Castle are available for this machine. If you don't like any of those beers, skip it.

Luckily, BevMo had the Heinekin and New Castle minikegs in stock, but it was not cold.

I brought it all home and started to set it up. It was VERY SIMPLE. The directions are all illustrated with written directions a couple pages later.

Things I did not know before set up:

1) It takes special "BeerTender Tubes". I did not know about these until I started setting it up. I looks like you can only use them one time. There were 6 included with purchase. It looks like replacements are available on Amazon for $9 for 6 tubes.

2) You must insert a COLD KEG into the machine. If it is not already the correct temp, you need to chill in the fridge for 10 hours or in the BeerTender for 18 hours before you can use it. There are two small green lights on the top: one to tell you it is on and the other to tell you the beer is cold enough to pour. Luckily, there is a store close by that sells the Heinekin minikegs already chilled, so I ran out and got one so I could try the machine out right away.

So far so good. Everything worked great, the lights came on and it poured beautifully.

I think that this is an excellent addition to my kitchen. It fits perfect on the kitchen counter. Does not take up too much room and it will be a great addition to summer BBQ's.

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Although it is a tad annoying, this product is worth buying your honey for father's day or his birthday because I will tell you that the guys just down right love having cold beer on tap, and you can fit this little unit in just about any room. Now that I have figured out where to get the kegs (and to look for when they go on sale), and that you have to make sure to buy tap lines in advance, it is less of a bother than it seemed at first. You need to know that you have to buy special plastic disposable tap lines for every keg (not as green as I would like, although my brother figured out how to reuse them more than once) that are pricey, there is only three beers you can buy to put in it (Heineken and Heineken Light, and New Castle Brown), and if you buy or store the kegs warm it takes a long time to cool down. Once it is cold you are set though, and there is an indicator to show how cold and how full the keg is. I had one horrible experience trying to change the keg, alone where no one could hear me, when for some reason the tap failed and a geyser of beer shot straight up into my face, all over the wall and floor at high velocity. I managed to push the tap partially back into the keg, just enough to divert the geyser so that it soaked my clothes as I dragged the whole unit out into the yard. That was not so great, although the dog found it hysterically funny.

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This is a quality piece of equipment that exceeds expectations for a $99 unit. It appears identical to the T-Fal unit but bears the Krupps label. The system uses Peltier cooling which is not as robust as refrigerant but draws far less power. As a result it takes 18 hours to cool a 5 litre container of beer from room temperature. Pre-cooling in your refrigerator obviates this issue. This is not an inexpensive way to drink beer, but it is fun and delivers the appropriate amount of carbonation. Hopefully more beer producers will offer the 5 litre kegs in future.

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Great product! Takes a while to get cold but so worth it in the end. Also just to clarify, there is no LCD on this model. Just a light indicator that it is 1) on and 2) at the right temperature.

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I was given this item as a Christmas gift and really enjoyed it for awhile, about 15 months to be exact. I switched out the keg and it stopped cooling. I pulled the keg out and turned it off for a few hours. I turned the unit on and not only did it not cool, but it cycled a few times then shut down completely. I called Krups and was told I was out of warranty. I didn't think too much of it until my brother, who was given the same gift, had the same problem a few weeks later. Then, my father's did the same thing shortly after that. All of us called Krups with no assistance. 3 units failing the same way is no longer coincidenceit's a defect. If you really want a Beertender, I would highly recommend staying away from Krups.