boito
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I wanted to show off my Craigslist Kegerator that I've been piecing together over the last several months. I bought the refrigerator on Craigslist for $50. It was a bit rusty on the outside and had a dent or two, but it works great on the inside. Plus, it's nothing a bunch of stickers from local brewfests can't cover up. I made the tap handles out of some cheap rail spindles from Lowes then painted them with chalkboard paint so it's easy to change whenever a new beer is on tap.
The secondary regulators are one of the few parts I bought new from Amazon. I found a 5 pound co2 tank on craigslist and upgraded it to a 10 pounder at my local oxygen supply company. I drilled some holes for the co2 lines into the side of the kegerator and found some rubber grommets that fit the holes perfectly
I gutted the inside of the refrigerator and cut out a shelf from an old tv console I was about to throw away. I also had a piece of 1/8" plywood laying around which took the place of the plastic shelves in the door.
I can fit six corny kegs inside, with 4 taps working at a time. I guess I'll add a couple more taps eventually.
Something I didn't think about up front... if I open the freezer, it hits the tap handles. After accidentally spilling a few times, I decided to attach a piece of metal to the bottom door which overlaps the freezer door. Now, when I open the freezer, the bottom door opens up, too. No more spills.
The drip tray is made out of a drywall mud pan with a floor vent on top of it. I just attached a couple L brackets, stuck some velcro to the bottom of the pan and the top of the L brackets, and it works great. The mud pan wasn't completely leak proof, so I sprayed it with some rubber coating at the bottom half. I think it looks pretty cool, too.
So, yeah, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I hope someone else gets some inspiration on building your own kegerator. I know my friends like it
The secondary regulators are one of the few parts I bought new from Amazon. I found a 5 pound co2 tank on craigslist and upgraded it to a 10 pounder at my local oxygen supply company. I drilled some holes for the co2 lines into the side of the kegerator and found some rubber grommets that fit the holes perfectly
I gutted the inside of the refrigerator and cut out a shelf from an old tv console I was about to throw away. I also had a piece of 1/8" plywood laying around which took the place of the plastic shelves in the door.
I can fit six corny kegs inside, with 4 taps working at a time. I guess I'll add a couple more taps eventually.
Something I didn't think about up front... if I open the freezer, it hits the tap handles. After accidentally spilling a few times, I decided to attach a piece of metal to the bottom door which overlaps the freezer door. Now, when I open the freezer, the bottom door opens up, too. No more spills.
The drip tray is made out of a drywall mud pan with a floor vent on top of it. I just attached a couple L brackets, stuck some velcro to the bottom of the pan and the top of the L brackets, and it works great. The mud pan wasn't completely leak proof, so I sprayed it with some rubber coating at the bottom half. I think it looks pretty cool, too.
So, yeah, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I hope someone else gets some inspiration on building your own kegerator. I know my friends like it
