Custom tap tower

My Beverage-Air kegerator didn't come with towers. I wanted something cool and a little different, so I ordered one up custom from ACU Metal Fab. They were easy to work with and it took less than a month from the time I first contacted them to having it in my hands.

Excuse the state of my kegerator Here it is, fresh out of the box.



Why is there a rectangular hole, I hear you ask? I'm glad you did!



Turns out I broke the old analog thermostat on the kegerator, so I bought a Love controller to replace it. Typically, I had a typo in the measurements I sent them and the hole's a little oversize. I'll be making a bezel to hide my stupidity and shame.

-Joe

I'd just like to tell you that you've now been put on the list of people I have to either befriend, kill, or both.... honesty, that is freaking sweet. Not to be tacky, but would you mind telling (PM if you're more comfortable) me a ball park of what that cost? I've been thinking how to set mine up and didn't that even existed!

Sure, it was $450 shipped. Which seems like a lot, until you start pricing commercial 8-tap towers. And this was custom built to my specifications.

I couldn't be happier with it.

-Joe

Should have gone with this monster:

wow i'm in awe. lol

You, sir, SUCK!!!

Nice box! Bender is going to get jealous?

Nah, Bender's ok sharing the glory

I fixed the too-big opening with a bezel I made from a stainless switchplate I had lying around for some reason.



Not bad.

-Joe

Looks pro, nice work.

Controller mounted in like that is awesome, love the idea and going to put one in my gas pump I believe. Are you monitoring the kegerator with it or you forcing air into the tower and watching that?

Danaldor said:

Controller mounted in like that is awesome, love the idea and going to put one in my gas pump I believe. Are you monitoring the kegerator with it or you forcing air into the tower and watching that?

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I've got the probe running down into the main section of the kegerator.

Since the bevair is so huge, I also stuck 4 kegs of water in there to help add some thermal mass and prevent it from cycling too much. I've only got 3 kegs on tap at the moment.

I ordered 8 shanks and 4 more taps, but just realized I forgot to order tailpieces and nuts. Oops.

-Joe

Very nice. Extra bezel for the controller actually looks pretty cool.

Forced air through the tower?

Thanks! Yes, there are 5/8" tubes running up each tower and into the box.

-Joe

Rather than clutter the forums up with another thread, I figure I'll post my bar progress in here.

Just got started turning a corner of my basement into a bar area. My glassware collection has officially gotten out of hand

Looking to the left, we've got the Beverage-Air DD-68 kegerator. On top of it is a wood stand I had made to hold my Scotch collection. That has moved, so it now holds the commemorative glasses we have made every year for our Oktoberfest party. 2004-2009 are represented there (2005 is missing ).

Behind that is an Ethan Allen hutch that was given to us by my wife's aunt. It was really beat up but cleaned up beautifully.





On the right we have one of the coolest bar mirrors I've seen - John Rogers Gas Fitters &Co. Beer Engine and Pewter Pot Makers. Found it at a yard sale for $5! Under that is the matching dry sink to the hutch. That's where my whisky and whiskey collection has gone, along with some more glassware.





And I also found a bar box for lemon wedges, olives, whatever, that a friend had given me.



Coming along nicely! Still to do:

Shanks and faucets, obviously.
Find the drip trays for the kegerator.
Find a place for more glassware
Build a faux front and bartop to go in front of the Bevair. That'll give people a place to sit, as well as help muffle the sound of the compressor a bit.

-Joe

<-- Jealous.

Added some lights, fixed the (@$^!#$^^@ing) drop ceiling panels, hung up my JD Nascar hood, added some more glassware...



-Joe

Oh. My. God.







-Joe

Sweet Mother of God...

looking good.

nostalgia said:

Oh. My. God.

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Awesome.

Holy **** that's nice!

WOW...incredible...well done.

I saw that bottle of PIMMS in the front row, nothing like a PIMMs number 1 on a warm summer day.

Impressive, me likey.

I WANT TO BE YOU.

seriously though, nice bar.

lol thanks everyone. Now I've just got to get the pipeline a'rollin' to fill those babies up! I've currently got three beers and seltzer on tap.

It will be nice to have guest taps for my homebrewer friends when they come for parties.

-Joe

I think you need some more glasses

and I love the twisted metal tap handles!

Sweet setup!

I think one of these signs would go nicely with your collection: