Show us your Kegerator

An excellent first post, welcome Chris.

chris cose said:

Here's mine

Before

After a grip of sanding and priming and sanding. two more taps to be added soon

She fits 8 cornies now with the lid recessed

And my first kegerator that will one day maybe move into the house... If I'm lucky.

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So I got this baby off craigslist for cheap with tap, lines and CO2. The moding begins...

First mod was some better tap handles than the Bud Light one it came with.

and more recently a drip tray

Still a ways to go. I will be adding 2 more taps over time (I have the taps but need the line) and will also have a pony inside for the secret stash. SWIMBO insists I keep the freezer available for baby food. Can Do.

haha! Love the random wooden tap handles! My favorite has to be the branch, but I'd probably put my eye out trying to get a pint.

Hmm. mounting a razor sharp dagger as a tap handle would sure keep the friends and relatives out of the beer. A Kevlar glove (or steal gauntlet) could be used for the pour.

Nice score. To bad they mounted the tap so close to the freezer door. How many taps are you adding?

haha that branch is pretty funny.

It is too bad about the tap but I am going to thread a bolt so booth doors open together and call it good.
I am planing on two more taps for now as one was inside the keg on a shaft and I got another unused one from a guy who was getting out. Plus a party tap for party's and a 4th keg if I want it.

Flyin' Lion said:

An excellent first post, welcome Chris.

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Hey thanks, I have a bunch more and better pics too but I didn't want to flood this topic with pics. I thought I might start a new thread once I get around to it though.

I appreciate the welcome, there's some seriously nice work on this board! I look forward to contributing to it.

Chris

Denny's Evil Concoctions said:

Hmm. mounting a razor sharp dagger as a tap handle would sure keep the friends and relatives out of the beer. A Kevlar glove (or steal gauntlet) could be used for the pour.

Nice score. To bad they mounted the tap so close to the freezer door. How many taps are you adding?

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I think that this is going to be my choice of tap handle to deter people from drinking my brews. (Or to designate which batch I like the least)

Custom Beer Tap Handles at BeerAvenue.com

-Me

JoeMama said:

I think that this is going to be my choice of tap handle to deter people from drinking my brews. (Or to designate which batch I like the least)

Custom Beer Tap Handles at BeerAvenue.com

-Me

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If I EVER own a bar that is going to be on the one tap that has nay BMC like beer on it.

YES! And look here, this one has adjustable fingers even!

Hi Guys,
My first Kegerator:



Thinking of painting the beige rim and handle black, not sure yet though!

redear said:

So I got this baby off craigslist for cheap with tap, lines and CO2. The moding begins...

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I love the branch and the slice of log!
-Ben

This is just the start still need to attach the 18" drip tray and I am building more shelves for bottles and glasses next to the fridge.

Here it is. Attempt #2.

ThatGuyRyan said:

This is just the start still need to attach the 18" drip tray and I am building more shelves for bottles and glasses next to the fridge.

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Looks good. What size fridge is that?

boogyman said:

Looks good. What size fridge is that?

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18cf. Got it brand new "overstock" at a Searsoutlet for $350. It was the same price as the ones that feel off the truck that were beat to hell!

It will hold 6 kegs without the CO2 or 5 with the CO2. It was hard to drill the 1" holes in the SS but I did it with only one scratch it the finish.

I bought this about 2 weeks ago.

onelegout, what made you go through the door instead of making a tower like the usual mini-fridge conversion?

Mine's a pretty simple two-beer mini-fridge conversion, though it was fun ripping out the entire inside door because the shelves were connected by the foam insulation to the door. Anyhow, ended up re-insulating myself with spray foam, and shaving off a little extra when it expanded more than i had hoped. I also filled the tower with spray foam, which works great. The tower never sweats so there's no foam and no need for a fan. I also showed the first kegged beer, a witbier.







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mkade said:

Mine's a pretty simple two-beer mini-fridge conversion, though it was fun ripping out the entire inside door because the shelves were connected by the foam insulation to the door. Anyhow, ended up re-insulating myself with spray foam, and shaving off a little extra when it expanded more than i had hoped. I also filled the tower with spray foam, which works great. The tower never sweats so there's no foam and no need for a fan. I also showed the first kegged beer, a witbier.

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Denny's Evil Concoctions said:

QUOTE=mkade;1197955]Mine's a pretty simple two-beer mini-fridge conversion, though it was fun ripping out the entire inside door because the shelves were connected by the foam insulation to the door. Anyhow, ended up re-insulating myself with spray foam, and shaving off a little extra when it expanded more than i had hoped. I also filled the tower with spray foam, which works great. The tower never sweats so there's no foam and no need for a fan. I also showed the first kegged beer, a witbier.


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Aww you fixed it

Hopefully this will work

added the drip tray

Thats the best idea of mounting a drip tray i've seen. I still need to put a proper one in as I'm using a bathroom shelf that holds on with suction cups. Whilst it holds three full beers, isn't going anywhere and drains it looks Fugly!

Your way I can ahere the wood to the keezer and the drip tray just slides in and out.

Brilliant!

And I've got three taps and you up me by having four! Ahhh that hurts even more LOL

I just finished mine a few weeks ago.. just never got around to taking the final pics of it done.. here she is:

The Natic Gallery - Gallery :: My Keezer!

started out white and ended black. Here is a link to how I did it:

A Peek at Life as a Natic » My Kegerator Build

jaja said:

Thats the best idea of mounting a drip tray i've seen. I still need to put a proper one in as I'm using a bathroom shelf that holds on with suction cups. Whilst it holds three full beers, isn't going anywhere and drains it looks Fugly!

Your way I can ahere the wood to the keezer and the drip tray just slides in and out.

Brilliant!

And I've got three taps and you up me by having four! Ahhh that hurts even more LOL

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LOL! And I have room for a 5th tap that will work with the tray! Thanks for the thumbs up I am pleased with it also! I made the brackets myself out of some scrap birch and just used some Dutch oil on them. The way I mounted them without tearing up the inside of the door was to insert two screws into the door for each bracket. I screwed them in about 1/2" into the door and left the remaining 1" exposed. I then drilled out two holes on the back of each bracket that the screws then slid onto. I then just used a little gorilla glue on the back of the brackets and in the screw holes and taped it in place until it dried and it was done. I put a 10lb weight on the tray and it didn't even flinch! And the tray slides in and out perfectly.


PS. If anyone uses this method remember gorilla glue expands! Just a little will due.

jaja said:

Your way I can ahere the wood to the keezer and the drip tray just slides in and out.

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Great minds are thinking alike Mine is very similar but I went for a more "floating" approach. Kind of hard to see in the pix but the tray is about 3" away from the fridge door. There are setscrews underneath that fix the tray in place so it can be easily removed for cleaning.





-Joe

Up and running tonight.

Left to right: American Ale, Sweet Cider, Cranberry Apfelwein.

Bender said:

Up and running tonight.

Left to right: American Ale, Sweet Cider, Cranberry Apfelwein.

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You need a tap handle like this:

Denny's Evil Concoctions said:

You need a tap handle like this:

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My buddy set some aged firewood aside and says he's going to turn some nice natural handles when the weather warms up. I'll post pics when that happens.

Here's my little beauty. She'll only hold a 3-gal corny, but she sure looks good doin' it.

The knob is a shifter knob from Kurt Bush's Nascar.

natron008 said:

Here's my little beauty. She'll only hold a 3-gal corny, but she sure looks good doin' it.

The knob is a shifter knob from Kurt Bush's Nascar.

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Nice retro look. Did you paint it? What's the drip pan made from?

Bender said:

Nice retro look. Did you paint it? What's the drip pan made from?

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Looks like a shower drain and maybe PCV pipe?

natron008 said:

Here's my little beauty. She'll only hold a 3-gal corny, but she sure looks good doin' it.

The knob is a shifter knob from Kurt Bush's Nascar.

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Nice looking fridge. Can you fit a larger corny in there?

Here is my new baby, 2 days and 10 trips to home depot/lowes later I am finally finished...





Will hold 3 cornies and a 5 lb tank, i'm still trying to think up a way to run my 20lb from the outside with it still looking nice...

It's not much, but it'll hold two cornies, and most importantly, it was free.

Rockford, that would look so much better if it had the other PA team on it

Yeah but if i put an eagles logo on it I wouldn't be able to put logos for super bowls they won on it...

Denny's Evil Concoctions said:

Nice looking fridge. Can you fit a larger corny in there?

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Unfortunately, no. 3 gallons only, but it would hold a few of them if I could afford them!