Jester is the Helen of Troy of the homebrewing world - his build launched a thousand keezers! And a lot of them, like mine, are shameless knockoffs (I skipped the lights, and didn't use tile for the backsplash of the coffin, nor did I recess the driptray since I don't have a router):
Some are better than others. This one turned out nicely:
Hey Jester, quick question if you're monitoring this thread. The holes in the top to the coffin. Do you use any "edge protection" to prevent any abrasion into the beer lines? It seems there may be some sharp edges cutting through the steel lid & all. I was thinking on just using some Ac duct tape to prevent any chaffing.
Also, how did you secure the coffin box to the lid? 90 degree brackets?
If you answered this previously i apologize. I read the entire thread & didn't seem to come across it.
Beer is the mind-killer. Beer is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my beer. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see it's path. When the beer has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
I've got another shameless ripoff in progress. I blame my wife.
Me: "I can get it working by this weekend. I just need to build a collar and drill for taps!"
Her: "Drilling the collar? The pictures you showed me had the taps up top, and it looked really nice!"
Me:
That's EXACTLY what happened to me. My keezer plans involved keeping it simple, and just having a collar. But then SWMBO saw me reading through this thread, spotted the pics, and that was that - I had to practice my woodworking skills, and the end result was the one a few posts up.
Hey Jester, quick question if you're monitoring this thread. The holes in the top to the coffin. Do you use any "edge protection" to prevent any abrasion into the beer lines? It seems there may be some sharp edges cutting through the steel lid & all. I was thinking on just using some Ac duct tape to prevent any chaffing.
Also, how did you secure the coffin box to the lid? 90 degree brackets?
If you answered this previously i apologize. I read the entire thread & didn't seem to come across it.
Thanks.
I just went with duct tape to cover the edges. Not elegant, but effective!
The coffin is attached with some 3/4 x 3/4 strips of wood screwed and glued into the coffin sides with some drywall screws (black in the photo,) and screwed to the lid plywood into some blind nuts (silver in the photo.) Makes the coffin removable that way.
Here's a picture that shows both the duct tape, and the attachment method
I just went with duct tape to cover the edges. Not elegant, but effective!
The coffin is attached with some 3/4 x 3/4 strips of wood screwed and glued into the coffin sides with some drywall screws (black in the photo,) and screwed to the lid plywood into some blind nuts (silver in the photo.) Makes the coffin removable that way.
Here's a picture that shows both the duct tape, and the attachment method
Thanks, Jester. Is the tape just under the plywood? I think mine will have to be permanently attached. I'll post some pics of my build soon. Thanks for the blueprint!
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