Show us your Kegerator

arturo7 said:

Ooo- shiny!

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I just wanted a keezer, but SWMBO wanted something that looked nicer, so she agreed to up the budget with household money. got it from a Sears Outlet Store for less than 800 (reg ~2400), and we got extra freezer space which we needed anyway.

Here's mine. Still in work. I need to put a light stain on it and seal it. It also needs a couple more taps and I was planning on building a platform with casters for it to sit on.

- Destin

sjc83 said:

just finished, nothing too fancy.

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Hey, each to his/her own. I have a beer fridge in the garage which will look something like yours as soon as the kit arrives from Birdman. Couldn't afford to buy a small fridge/tower, etc. and mine will serve the same purpose.

Adrenaline-Junkie said:

Heres mine. Sorry for the crap pics i used my cell and took the pic at night with very poor lighting. lol

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Looking at your pics I couldn't tell, but it looks like a Danby conversion. Did you disable the light switch? Just did a Danby conversion myself and my senses are currently heightened to those details.

sillbeer said:

Here's mine. Still in work. I need to put a light stain on it and seal it. It also needs a couple more taps and I was planning on building a platform with casters for it to sit on.

- Destin

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Your basement/garage doesnt have any insulation and your built a keezer? Hehe if my basement didnt have insulation i could build a 1000tap beezer

snowtires said:

Your basement/garage doesnt have any insulation and your built a keezer? Hehe if my basement didnt have insulation i could build a 1000tap beezer

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Hmmmm. What?

A Beezer??

snowtires said:

Your basement/garage doesnt have any insulation and your built a keezer? Hehe if my basement didnt have insulation i could build a 1000tap beezer

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Basement. Just got it all framed last week. Gonna have a guy come over tomorrow for a bid on the electrical.

It's usually in the mid 50's in the basement. Perfect beer drinking and BS'ing temp. Keeps the wifes upstairs.

- Destin

Well, since we're showing our "not so fancy" conversions, here's mine:



This was built with a Kegco Deluxe Homebrew 2 Kegerator Conversion Kit from BeverageFactory.com. That kit was dead simple to install, though the included drip trays bump into my HEPA filter so I went with the low-tech towel on the floor solution.

Here's mine...just finished it this week. It's a garage unit, and I don't have the skills that many of you have. (Love the VW bus BTW!!!!)

nice setup twalte

benbradford said:

and my favorite

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Is that a f**king television in the first pic?

http://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/attachments/f35/94758d1358374174-show-us-your-kegerator-brewery2.jpg

Just finished. Now the question is do I wait for the caulk to dry or start force carbing tonight?

mdx said:

Just finished. Now the question is do I wait for the caulk to dry or start force carbing tonight?

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Mdx,

Where can I find a thermometer like that?

twalte said:

Here's mine...just finished it this week. It's a garage unit, and I don't have the skills that many of you have. (Love the VW bus BTW!!!!)

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Love me some Black Butte!

paulegli said:

Well, since we're showing our "not so fancy" conversions, here's mine:

This was built with a Kegco Deluxe Homebrew 2 Kegerator Conversion Kit from BeverageFactory.com. That kit was dead simple to install, though the included drip trays bump into my HEPA filter so I went with the low-tech towel on the floor solution.

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Maybe we should start a new thread called "Average Kegerators for Average Folks" or something :rockin:

mdx said:

Just finished. Now the question is do I wait for the caulk to dry or start force carbing tonight?

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Are you sure that is the best place for your temp control?
With the contacts exposed to the humidity and the cold.

paulegli said:

Well, since we're showing our "not so fancy" conversions, here's mine:

This was built with a Kegco Deluxe Homebrew 2 Kegerator Conversion Kit from BeverageFactory.com. That kit was dead simple to install, though the included drip trays bump into my HEPA filter so I went with the low-tech towel on the floor solution.

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I can dig the Low tech towel, but couldn't you switch places with the freezer/fridge that is next to it? Just thinking.

rockinmarty said:

Are you sure that is the best place for your temp control?
With the contacts exposed to the humidity and the cold.

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Lots of us have our controllers mounted through the collar. Cold is fine, condensation isn't. Mine is enclosed on the inside, and the enclosure is caulked like crazy.

This is 95% done. Just need to finish some c02 lines and drip tray then that's it.

Rcole said:

Mdx,

Where can I find a thermometer like that?

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http://www.dwyer-inst.com/Product/Temperature/TemperatureSwitches/DigitalPanelMount/SeriesTS2

Pretty neat little device. It does heating as well as cooling so you could make a fermentation chamber with it.

My humble coffin Keezer entry. Not as good as some of the other entries of seen, but it suits me (and my limited woodworking skills). Primarily inspired by kingmatt's Keezer build, and built on a 7cf GE.



More build pics here.

hunter_la5 said:

My humble coffin Keezer entry. Not as good as some of the other entries of seen, but it suits me (and my limited woodworking skills). Primarily inspired by kingmatt's Keezer build, and built on a 7cf GE.

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Very Nice...love the rustic style.

Just put the last coat of chalkboard paint on the sides on my keezer/fermenting chamber.

Showing the division of fermenting and serving/lagering:

I ended up putting some more insulation in the fermenting section. As it is in this picture, either the heater (cheap hot pad) was on, the freezer was on, or both were on.

With the lid on the fermening side (crappy cell phone pic):


Wiring:


And finally, the outside:


Forgive the little bit of masking tape still there.

The drip tray has been added and now all I need is a thermometer. (temp control and fan connect into the back.)
Thanks to Billy Brew for the concept and design ideas.

Here is my kegorator.



I bought it off of Craigslist for $20 and gutted it. I added a Ebay aquarium temp controller, switch, and indicator light.



I put the taps on the inside because we will probably be moving in the future and without taps it fits through the door.

Simple but i like it !

cfrazier77 said:

Here is my kegorator.

I bought it off of Craigslist for $20 and gutted it. I added a Ebay aquarium temp controller, switch, and indicator light.

I put the taps on the inside because we will probably be moving in the future and without taps it fits through the door.

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Simple and effective. I might be a tad concerned with condensation with that controler unit, but no expert here.

befus said:

Simple and effective. I might be a tad concerned with condensation with that controler unit, but no expert here.

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I left the door on the butter section, it is normally down. I so far have not had a problem, it has been running the fridge for a year and a half.

cfrazier77 said:

Here is my kegorator.

I bought it off of Craigslist for $20 and gutted it. I added a Ebay aquarium temp controller, switch, and indicator light.

I put the taps on the inside because we will probably be moving in the future and without taps it fits through the door.

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nice i have the same cold beer here magnet, it has a bottle opener on the back right?

I want to put my kegerator under my bar top. Does anyone have know how to keep the lines from my tower that would be mounted on the bar going into my kegerator cool? PVC pipe extension???? Need help!

owentp said:

I want to put my kegerator under my bar top. Does anyone have know how to keep the lines from my tower that would be mounted on the bar going into my kegerator cool? PVC pipe extension???? Need help!

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I use copper pipe as its a great conductor of temp. I leave a foot of copper projecting down into the kegerator and up into the tower almost to the shanks, then run the line thru it. I've had great sucess with this, my kegerator is an undercounter model so my tower run is only to the top of my counter-top. For a longer run to your bar top, I would use 2" copper with lines run through it, any exposed( to the air) copper piping should be wrapped in foam pipe insulation, and get one of those tower cooling fans (made from computer far I've seen on ebay, and other places) to push cold air up into your tower. Or Im sure you could make your own fan. Short of glycol, this should work pretty well.

twalte said:

Here's mine...just finished it this week. It's a garage unit, and I don't have the skills that many of you have. (Love the VW bus BTW!!!!)

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Where did you get the individual regulators? Are they fed straight from your CO2 bottle or do you lower the pressure first? Forget the skills thing, keezer looks great!

Jeepinctbrewer said:

nice i have the same cold beer here magnet, it has a bottle opener on the back right?

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Yep, got to have one handy at all times.

Thanks to everyone here for sharing their ideas and posting the great tutorials..

Here's the build my wife and I have been working for the past month... Still working on the label display but this will work for now. Wish I has the proper woodworking tools to make it better...

Zubius said:

Thanks to everyone here for sharing their ideas and posting the great tutorials..

Here's the build my wife and I have been working for the past month... Still working on the label display but this will work for now. Wish I has the proper woodworking tools to make it better...

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So with it sort of in the corner will the tower clear when you open it to change kegs?

befus said:

So with it sort of in the corner will the tower clear when you open it to change kegs?

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If I take the center tap handle off then it will open enough to change a keg without moving it.
When I need to open it fully, I have to pull it out about a foot for the center tap handle to clear the wall.

Do you guys with converted chest freezers inside have any issues with condensation? I have mine in the garage and I usually have to throw a towel in the bottom during the summer. I live in a humid area.

richkev said:

Do you guys with converted chest freezers inside have any issues with condensation? I have mine in the garage and I usually have to throw a towel in the bottom during the summer. I live in a humid area.

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Put a computer fan inside and run it all the time. I have this and it really helps.

There is also a portable dehumidifier that some people here use.

I use the Eva- dry mounted in the coffin so the fan blows directly into the grill but not so it restricts the air flow.