Keezers never get old, do they? My build.

Brand new out of the box.


Holds 11 kegs. ZOMG!


Building the Freezer extension:





Building steel frame for cart body:





Had to mount the frezer backwards due to a miscalculation on where the holes went on the lid.

Building the lid:

underlayment was cut using a shopbot


Existing lid disassembled


Cutting the air loop for the liquid lines


Assembling the lid






Gas lines and drain line to run through the lid




Toilet flanges to accept the air loop and fan assemblies for liquid lines




The functional mock up:


Finish work going up


Water jet cut stone (quartzite)




Silver wrapped tube is the miter cut and insulated air tube for the liquid lines


and the lights!


More finish work






Tap Handles


All together now!

Wow, looks amazing man! I love the simple but elegant tap handles too.

Thanks!

A little more detail, the lights and fans are driven by a reed switch and several SSRs so that they turn off when the lid opens, and an overhead light turns on so i can see what im doing.

The lid is pretty heavy, but it is supported and operated by a linear actuator (lifts 400lbs!)

Temp control is located in the back of the tap box (love controls) and the probe is in the whitelabs yeast tube. I put vodka in the tube so it doesnt mold or freeze.

The bottom mat i put in so that the kegs dont sit in water if there is any condensation. there is also a drain solenoid that will allow me to drain the bottom without having to fumble around in the bottom.

Nice Keezer, even nicer shop! Looks like a pay to use shop?

Ya I built the whole thing at www.techshop.ws. Awesome facility

Very nice build. Looks like you took a lot of time planning it all out.

Freakin sweet!

very nice, having an abundance of professional tools really makes it look easy

That's.....pretty sick! Did you have time to brew any beer?

FM, that is a beautiful project you have there, good Sir.

I saw the TechShop sign in the background and went right to the site. I want one.

Very nice build. Good job....

Wow now my build is going to look like I made it out tooth picks, popsicle sticks and guerrilla glue lol.


awesome build my friend!

Sweet!

This is awesome. Did you use the same hinges and drill them straight into the collar? are you concerned with the weight of the top if you did?

I used gate hinges, chucked the original flimsies, they wouldnt have carried the weight.

Wow, unreal. There's a TechShop near me, and I've almost pulled the trigger on joining several times. This thread really, really makes me want to join. That's some scratch they charge, though.

Beautiful build so far I look forward to seeing the rest of it

My first thought was that you must be a television repairman, cuz that's the ultimate set of tools. I wish there was a shop like that near by. Very nice work, especially the tap handles.

Jebediahscooter said:

Wow, unreal. There's a TechShop near me, and I've almost pulled the trigger on joining several times. This thread really, really makes me want to join. That's some scratch they charge, though.

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I agree, i managed to get work to pay for it so sometimes I'm in there making stuff for them. It's hard to think of even attempting to do something like this without it though.

Great thank you.. Gate hinges into the freezer or into the collar?

Sure, I guess that is one way to do it...... hehehe simply amazing.

Ctayl9jq said:

Great thank you.. Gate hinges into the freezer or into the collar?

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The hinges connect the back loop of steel to the wood underlayment for the stone. The old lid is screwed onto the underlayment. i'll post a pic later to show you what i mean.

Great thank you

Beautiful work! Can you elaborate on why you put the sensor in the WLP tube? I'm sure is has something to do with how it responds to the cold air but I'd love to hear a full explanation. Thanks.

This is drool worthy. The keezer and the shop look amazing!

Well done!

Loving this keezer. So much better that just a regular one as yours looks like a bar. The wife just might let something like this in the house and not be restricted to just the garage or basement. Nice build.

cy2989 said:

Beautiful work! Can you elaborate on why you put the sensor in the WLP tube? I'm sure is has something to do with how it responds to the cold air but I'd love to hear a full explanation. Thanks.

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The tube is full of vodka. It won't freeze, won't mold, and won't allow the freezer to have wild swings in cycling on and off ( temp stable)

Any chance you ever got a picture of that hinge? I appreciate any help

I assume you have a primary regulator attached to the CO2 tank dropping the pressure to 20-30 PSI so you can use regular low-pressure hose for your "high pressure" line? I was planning to get a high-pressure hose to move my tank outside my keezer, but this seems like a much better idea. Safer, and requires a much smaller hole to be drilled.