Hi BlindWillie,
I'm pretty certain you could not do 3 5-gallon cornies. The cornies are practically the same diameter as my sixth kegs -- only 1/4 inch smaller. You can see in the plan that there wouldn't be room for another 9" diameter barrel...
Thanks, mcubed. We have much longer beer lines than we need, so I may try shortening them.
If the tower isn't getting cold enough, I could open another hole directly below it. No room for the beer lines there, but enough to allow more cold air to move upward.
Also toyed with the idea of...
Thanks Vongo and mcubed45.
mcubed, I don't have a suitable thermometer to give you accurate numbers, but the base of the tower feels about as cold as a can of soda taken out of a fridge. I'm guessing that's about 40 degrees. The top of the tower is probably 8-10 degrees warmer, but every...
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. I just completed my conversion of this fridge for two sixth barrels. A bump-out in the rear "hump" adds enough depth. Vertical space is snug, you'll need right-angle fittings on the taps so that your hoses don't kink...