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Virginia Keezer - Bar for Sale Alexandria VA

Discussion in 'For Sale' started by DPBISME, Feb 6, 2013.

 

  1. #1
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 6, 2013
    I had a table top and was in a building mood and so I built two keezers.

    It has all new: (feel free to look up prices for the parts alone)
    • a 7.2 Sears Chest freezer.
    • a temp controller, fan, tank and tubing from the Beverage Factory.

    It is complete, is on rollers, has spacing between the freezer and wood to breathe.

    I built one Golden Oak and this one that is Dark Walnut. (the top is actually a bit darker than the photo,,, I put on a thick finish on the bar top)

    This is the "good one" I need to redo the top on the other one,,,, a bit of sanding and a good coat) and I plan to keep it...

    It is set up for Homebrew and will hold three (3) Corny-Kegs...

    I would like $750.

    MORE PICTURES ON PAGE TWO

    Walnutfront.jpg
     
  2. #2
    Doctor_M

    Well-Known Member  

    Posted Feb 6, 2013
    Hmm..... im halfway tempted to buy this one from you as well Dave! Would go great down at my folks lakehouse. Whoever buys this wont be disappointed!
     
  3. #3
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 7, 2013
    Well I am going to drop the price on Craiglist to this weekend to what was posted here "$800"...

    After that I will give it a few days and ten drop the price here also... I really don't need two...

    So relook in a week... if you are interested...

    DPB
     
  4. #4
    bigbeardbrews

    Active Member

    Posted Feb 7, 2013
    Mail to MichigN?! Lol I know I know.
     
  5. #5
    tssgery

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 7, 2013
    I haven't even brewed my first batch of beer and already think I need something like this.
     
  6. #6
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 8, 2013
    Well if you have the tools, finishing stuff, and a table top you can build this for around $750...

    Go to the Beverage Company and look up the "Keggerator Kits" for pricing.

    I had two towers that I had laying around so I decide to use them and build my two kits.

    Most of the time building it is the finishing of the wood... I did mine over the course of a week. (lots of coats on the bar top).

    DPB
     
  7. #7
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 8, 2013
    Pros of this method:
    You have a bar top you can use,,, not bump in to the taps.
    Because you are using a tower... You don't have to builds a "box" for your Shanks and Taps to connect to

    Drip tray can and drainage can be built right into the system (I did not)

    Cons of this method
    The bar must be rolled out from the wall to get inside.

    Failure to do this correctly will result in the taps hitting the wall, turning on, and going all over the floor...
     
  8. #8
    reidjoshua

    Active Member

    Posted Feb 12, 2013
    can you throw a few more pics up? especially how it opens and the inside? i'm tempted but i'd want an easy way to open/close to keep extra bottles in, so curious what kind of space there is.
     
  9. #9
    DC_Steve

    Active Member

    Posted Feb 12, 2013
    Can you also provide some more info as far as the parts used?
     
  10. #10
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 12, 2013
    • Sears 7.2 freezer
    • Johnson Controls Temp Controller.
    • Two Valve Regulator from Beverage Factor


    I had two towers so I bought Faucets and shanks from the Beverage Company and assembled them my self.

    All tubing from the Beverage Factory...

    DPB
     
  11. #11
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 12, 2013
    It opens by pulling it away from the wall and then tipping back.

    It holds three (3) kegs.

    I will post some additional photos tonight.

    DPB
     
  12. #12
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 15, 2013
    I dropped the price $50 on craigslist.. to $800 so I did the same here to $750.

    I would like it to go to a "good home".
     
  13. #13
    BigDummyBBQ

    New Member

    Posted Feb 15, 2013
    I would love to see more pics as well, I have an old refrig converted and a even smaller chest freezer both relegated to the garage... but this looks very nice and is turnkey..... the SWMBO wouldn't mind something like this in "her" house !
     
  14. #14
    jphalabuk

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 15, 2013
    Damn...I live in Alexandria, and I am looking for something like this.
    Trouble is, I want something that can expand a bit. If you can help me think about how I can add a couple of stout taps, I would be interested.
     
  15. #15
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 20, 2013
    Well it will hold three kegs... so that is one way. Add an additional tap, there is room so all you would have to do is decide where.

    You would also have to get a "spliter" as it currently has a "dual"... I migh have an old three way around...

    Another is to raise the coller higher so another keg can fit... (I can work but it is a bit harder to "belly up to the bar" that way...

    If you want more than three kegs you will need to get a bigger freezer... I think the next size up are the 9 CF ones.

    In the past I think there were a few other sizes of chest freezers that were deeper but I think the industry has standardized on what you see at Home Depot and Sears (not that the other sizes are not out there, they are!... but those sizes are much more expense....) I had the same problme replacing a FRIDGE recently... the Sizes have changed in the last 20 years....
     
  16. #16
    reidjoshua

    Active Member

    Posted Feb 21, 2013
    any update on the pics?
     
  17. #17
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 21, 2013
    Here are some additional pictures as requested

    OakOpen.jpg

    OakInside.jpg

    DSCN0058.jpg
     
  18. #18
    reidjoshua

    Active Member

    Posted Feb 22, 2013
    can you give the dimensions by any chance? it looks pretty awesome
     
  19. #19
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 22, 2013
    I built two and one is off Little River Turn Pike (Fairfax City) and the other off Telegraph Rd (Alexandria - the one pictured) so you can see one if you want.

    I think the top is 42 inches wide.... it is deep enough to go over the back so the Temp Controller can be mounted to the collar and then still be pushed against a wall.

    You can see that it also hangs over the front a bit so you can belly-up to the bar.

    Here is a link for the NEW freezer I purchased to build it and it's dimensions are listed

    http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...0P&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=31-81009751-2
     
  20. #20
    reidjoshua

    Active Member

    Posted Feb 23, 2013
    is the tank included as well. thinking hard on this. is it pin or ball lock connections?
     
  21. #21
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 24, 2013
    Yes... Tank included...

    It is set for ball-locks.

    All you need is kegs full of beer
     
  22. #22
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 26, 2013
    Make you a deal...

    There is a Motorcycle I want in Litchfield Illinois... you get it and I will meet you half way!!!!
     
  23. #23
    FatBaldBeerGuy

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Mar 6, 2013
    Hey OP; could you PM me directions to this one (in Alexandria, right?)? I was working on setting up a Keezer almost identical to this, I am really interested as this would save me a ton of work and it looks like you did a beautiful job!
     
  24. #24
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Mar 6, 2013
    It is about 2 minutes from where Van Dorn and Telegraph road intersect.

    Private Message to follow.

    DPB
     
  25. #25
    Kmcogar

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Mar 6, 2013
    Are you building these often? Custom jobs? I would like something very similar just a few minor changes. No, stain needed. I would like my own color. And flat paneling, no ridges.

    I figured its worth a shot
     
  26. #26
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Mar 7, 2013
    Ball Lock...

    but connectors are cheap... I mean if you wanted to start buying 1/6 kegs you could just replace the connector.

    DPB
     
  27. #27
    reidjoshua

    Active Member

    Posted Mar 8, 2013
    Yea, I know. We use pin lock for our homebrew kegs. Had to buy a commercial keg to pin lock converter for the 1 tap system I have now.
     
  28. #28
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Mar 8, 2013
    I really don't do this for a living and the cost of just the parts is about $700-$750 when building them one at a time.

    Well I did two because I had parts for two, then I filled in the rest by buying stuff from the Beverage Factory.

    It is not to hard to do but it helps to have a friend with a table saw and has a bunch of different fastners... (screws).

    Things you would need:
    A table/table top at least 42 inches wide, you need some over hang. Mine was $60.

    Home Depot/Lowes
    A few 2x4s, 2x3s, 2x1s and a 2x6 for the coller.
    Four (4) Casters
    I piece of paneling
    some molding

    Sears and Beverage Factory
    Chest Freezer
    Temp Controller
    Tap, Tank and tubing.

    Building one does not take a lot of man hours but waiting for glue to dry and coats of finish to dry are what slow things down. I spent more time "finishing" the wood than anything else.

    I might build another one one of these days but the costs go up substatually for Chest freezers of the sizes "I" thnk are perfect for this. The 7 and 9 cubic foot ones are on sale all the time...

    If I do do it I wil get an OLD fancy weathered dinning room table and NOT refinish it so as to make it look miore like an old bar...

    DPB
     
  29. #29
    DPBISME

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Mar 11, 2013
    Sold....
     
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