Show us your Kegerator

Thanks @thaymond! It was a fun build.

OT, we may take you up on your offer to talk hops sometime this fall. We're trying to figure out if we can a couple of plants in the ground next spring.

WeThirst said:

Thanks @thaymond! It was a fun build.

OT, we may take you up on your offer to talk hops sometime this fall. We're trying to figure out if we can a couple of plants in the ground next spring.

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No problem. PM me when the time comes!

DeadNutsBrewing said:

Just finished mine! Three on tap and one on deck.

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Guitars, Star Wars, and homebrew! That's a trifecta! Winner winner chicken dinner!

Just finished my custom made tap handles - can you name that movie for each one?

ckollias said:

Just finished my custom made tap handles - can you name that movie for each one?

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That is so awesome!!!! Christmas story is my favorite.

Christmas Story - Star Wars - Iron Man - Raiders of the Lost Ark - LOTR - T2.

Coolest set of handles I've ever seen, GREAT work.

ckollias said:

Just finished my custom made tap handles - can you name that movie for each one?

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Just plain AWESOME!! Ok, now where is the build thread on making those :rockin:

ckollias said:

Just finished my custom made tap handles - can you name that movie for each one?

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totally want - those are amazing.

Lo e the light saber!

ckollias said:

Just finished my custom made tap handles - can you name that movie for each one?

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Those are freaking sweet .

WeThirst said:

Long overdue, but figured it was about time to throw ours on here. Took a lot of inspiration from all the other builds we saw here (Thank you all!!) and need to pay it forward! Built it almost 2 years ago and only tweaked it once (added some shelving with PVC supports on the bottom to boost the height/get airflow below of 3 of the kegs), though at some point we really need to get a blower in there to get the taps cooled down better. Capacity for 3 on tap plus another 2 carbin’ up or just chillin’ out waiting for a brother/sister to kick.

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We also built in storage below the taps for the 20lb. CO2 tank and other miscellaneous items and tools.


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Cheers!

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That's bad ass! For a minute I thought I was looking at two kegerators! Do you have a build thread?

Nice jobs everyone.

I bought a great chest freezer on sale at Best Buy for around 180 that perfectly houses 3 corny kegs comma plus room for smaller Keg on the Shelf with a CO2 tank.

I used plastic PVC lumber for my collar, figuring it was worth the extra expense since I wouldn't have to fill any holes, or deal with any knots, priming or painting. It worked great and I think it has better insulation qualities than 2 by 4 wood. I made extremely tight miter joints with only two screws in each corner.

I chose to make my own temp controller with an $18 STC unit from Amazon. Everything is working great.

musicbymark said:

Nice jobs everyone.



I bought a great chest freezer on sale at Best Buy for around 180 that perfectly houses 3 corny kegs comma plus room for smaller Keg on the Shelf with a CO2 tank.



I used plastic PVC lumber for my collar, figuring it was worth the extra expense since I wouldn't have to fill any holes, or deal with any knots, priming or painting. It worked great and I think it has better insulation qualities than 2 by 4 wood. I made extremely tight miter joints with only two screws in each corner.



I chose to make my own temp controller with an $18 STC unit from Amazon. Everything is working great.

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Ballin' on a budget! Well done!!

musicbymark said:

I used plastic PVC lumber for my collar, figuring it was worth the extra expense since I wouldn't have to fill any holes, or deal with any knots, priming or painting. It worked great and I think it has better insulation qualities than 2 by 4 wood. I made extremely tight miter joints with only two screws in each corner.

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I think this is a great idea, lighter probably too! What size were the planks, and do you get any warping (if they are thinner).

I'm not the most handy person but this is one I made with an old fridge and a kit I put together myself. Painted with chalk board paint. I know a guy who does decals so I did one just for fun lol.

Yesfan said:

That's bad ass! For a minute I thought I was looking at two kegerators! Do you have a build thread?

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Thanks @Yesfan! Sorry for not seeing and responding sooner.

No build thread, but these are a couple of pictures that give an idea how we did the collar to offset the taps and build the storage area below.










eta: Just for clarity, not an original idea/design. We saw something like it somewhere (possibly this thread?) here on HBT.

Cheers!

Here's my coffin style build that I put together a couple of years ago. I can't remember now, but the inspiration was from another poster on this thread. Its parked on a rolling platform so I can roll it out to the patio for our annual Oktoberfest!

imjin said:

Here's my coffin style build that I put together a couple of years ago. I can't remember now, but the inspiration was from another poster on this thread. Its parked on a rolling platform so I can roll it out to the patio for our annual Oktoberfest!

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That looks fantastic!
I took Monday off and put in 30 hrs on mine this weekend. All I have to do is poly the wood and seal the tile! For now it must dry! View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1469555288.388861.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1469555301.853996.jpg
I have pics of the entire build on Instagram Strong_brews

That's awesome looking! These are so much fun to build. Probably because of their main purpose of transporting beer to our faces! I also added some flat leds to the bottom edge of the wood below the taps that lights up the whole thing.

16' strip of flat LEDs for $7.99
24 watt power transformer for the LEDs for $10

@StrongBrews - Can I ask where you got the conquest tap handle (the long sword one?)

I got it from the Conquest Brewing Company site.

Conquest Tap Handle

I really like that one too!

imjin said:

That's awesome looking! These are so much fun to build. Probably because of their main purpose of transporting beer to our faces! I also added some flat leds to the bottom edge of the wood below the taps that lights up the whole thing.



16' strip of flat LEDs for $7.99

24 watt power transformer for the LEDs for $10

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I've been thinking about doing something like this. I want to be able to change he colors. I've seen some with a remote.

evchenko said:

Them tap handles look rather scarily like some "specialist" things we used to sell when I worked for an adult toy company...

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I've heard that before. Couldn't figure out if it was my mind in the gutter or theirs

Strong_Brews said:

I've been thinking about doing something like this. I want to be able to change he colors. I've seen some with a remote.

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Something like this? Changing Flexible LED Strip Light (Multi-colored)

WeThirst said:

Thanks @Yesfan! Sorry for not seeing and responding sooner.

No build thread, but these are a couple of pictures that give an idea how we did the collar to offset the taps and build the storage area below.

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eta: Just for clarity, not an original idea/design. We saw something like it somewhere (possibly this thread?) here on HBT.

Cheers!

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Do you have any pics of it finished with faucets?. Really like the cart and being able to have the tanks in it.

superstorm204 said:

Do you have any pics of it finished with faucets?. Really like the cart and being able to have the tanks in it.

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These are from my original post to this thread.





If that's not what you were looking for, let me know and I'll see what else I can find.

Cheers!

musicbymark said:

I used plastic PVC lumber for my collar, figuring it was worth the extra expense since I wouldn't have to fill any holes, or deal with any knots, priming or painting. It worked great and I think it has better insulation qualities than 2 by 4 wood. I made extremely tight miter joints with only two screws in each corner.

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Good idea using the PVC! If I was to do a collar style build I'd definitely steal that idea. What was the cost difference between PVC and wood?

Hi everyone!, here is my kegerator. Inspired from this signt! And it was with the help of posts from members here that gave me th econfidence to convert a 1950 GE Refrigerator into a wonderful kegerator. Thanks!

I'm building a 4 tap kegerator. All is set and beer is almost ready. Going to force carbonate a Belgian stout and a red ale. Here are the photos. Will hold 6 corny kegs.

Willys 3b front clip I had kicking around. Still a work in progress through.

jayroc said:

Willys 3b front clip I had kicking around. Still a work in progress through.

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A+ 2 thumbs up. Very freaking nice idea

I hope that front clip was beyond repair before the conversion. That might have been a slick looking restore.


I love beers and of course Jeeps (had two TJs and now have a KJ and WJ) and say that is a slick looking kegerator!

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That looks great. You done good, Strong_Brews.

Sweet! Did they have fold down windshields? If so you could find one to hold your glassware.

jayroc said:

Willys 3b front clip I had kicking around. Still a work in progress through.

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Yesfan said:

I hope that front clip was beyond repair before the conversion. That might have been a slick looking restore.


I love beers and of course Jeeps (had two TJs and now have a KJ and WJ) and say that is a slick looking kegerator!

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What you see is what I pulled out of the field.

I have a jk that I wheel on the weekends.

They do. I'm going to be using a piece of white birch with a live edge for the bar top.

Simple, but it works!

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I don't think the upload function is working consistently here, I uploaded or tried to upload 5 photos twice now. Only got any to show up here by uploading one at a time.

I used PVC lumber from Home Depot for my collar, and it insulates extremely well and worked out terrificly, matching the appliance white and being easy to machine. Unlike Plumbing PVC, you can't use the PVC cement, so finding the material too porous after a miter cut, it worked much better to just merely screw them together with a little bit of caulking for additional airtight seal. I also put the caulk around the perimeter of the collar.

This Insignia chest freezer is approximately 7.2 cubic feet I think, and I got it on sale from Best Buy for around $180. It perfectly holds three five gallon Cornelius kegs on the main floor, CO2 tank and a shorter 2.5 gallon Cornelius Keg on the Shelf. It was almost as if this freezer was designed for a home Brewer.

The PVC does have a somewhat porous surface on the cut sides, making it prone to getting dirty on top so I think I will clean that with bleach and try to find some kind of coating material to make it more dirt repellent. I bought the preassembled tap and fluid line ball lock connection for each of the three taps, and also my manifold distributor was purchased with three gas lines and ball lock connectors. The first manifold I bought headless oetiker clamps on at least two of the three taps making it leak terribly, so I had to send it back.