kgirthofer
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Morning all - Just finished (mostly) building out my keezer and wanted to share my pictures!
I still have to throw in some insulation around the collar up top and actually get some beer in there - but I'm mostly just super excited to get some beer on tap at home!!
I don't have any shots before this - I picked up an insignia 7cu/ft freezer and about 30' of 1x8" pine. Hit it with 45 degree cuts and assembled right on the inner lip of the seam. I think I paid about 230 for the wood and the freezer.
Got all the boards cut and I installed corner brackets - I found that if I ran the screws on the outside edge of the countersink hole on the brackets it did an excellent job of pulling the boards tightly closed. I used ratchet straps to hold everything square while I assembled. Put the lid on for testing - looks like I get a solid seal all the way around - with exception for the back. If I put a flash light in there I can see some light escaping from the back board from the way the lid settles on it. I'll be installing a small 1x1 square board back there to get an extra inch of lip for the lid seal.
Drilled 3 tap holes 4" off center 1" dia. and got to staining. I got excited and put the sealant on the corners before I stained which was dumb - looks poor on the inside now - but i'm covering it up with insulation anyway. /shrug
I've never stained something before - I probably wasn't supposed to do it all vertically but what ever. Doesn't need to be a work of art. Here's during the staining process - I used "English Chestnut" to stain.
And after the wipe - terrible picture
I let that dry and sealed it and got to running the lines.
I glued the collar to the freezer with liquid nails and sealed it from the inside with some window sealant or something.
I ran 11' of liquid line 3/16th for each tap... so long!
Installed the taps and the lid - I think it came out really great. Perlick 650ss taps
First beers going on tap - Dark Kolsh - Dark Saison - and a NEIPA.
(Pre-carbbed IPA)
Cheers!
I still have to throw in some insulation around the collar up top and actually get some beer in there - but I'm mostly just super excited to get some beer on tap at home!!
I don't have any shots before this - I picked up an insignia 7cu/ft freezer and about 30' of 1x8" pine. Hit it with 45 degree cuts and assembled right on the inner lip of the seam. I think I paid about 230 for the wood and the freezer.
Got all the boards cut and I installed corner brackets - I found that if I ran the screws on the outside edge of the countersink hole on the brackets it did an excellent job of pulling the boards tightly closed. I used ratchet straps to hold everything square while I assembled. Put the lid on for testing - looks like I get a solid seal all the way around - with exception for the back. If I put a flash light in there I can see some light escaping from the back board from the way the lid settles on it. I'll be installing a small 1x1 square board back there to get an extra inch of lip for the lid seal.
Drilled 3 tap holes 4" off center 1" dia. and got to staining. I got excited and put the sealant on the corners before I stained which was dumb - looks poor on the inside now - but i'm covering it up with insulation anyway. /shrug
I've never stained something before - I probably wasn't supposed to do it all vertically but what ever. Doesn't need to be a work of art. Here's during the staining process - I used "English Chestnut" to stain.
And after the wipe - terrible picture
I let that dry and sealed it and got to running the lines.
I glued the collar to the freezer with liquid nails and sealed it from the inside with some window sealant or something.
I ran 11' of liquid line 3/16th for each tap... so long!
Installed the taps and the lid - I think it came out really great. Perlick 650ss taps
First beers going on tap - Dark Kolsh - Dark Saison - and a NEIPA.
(Pre-carbbed IPA)
Cheers!