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I've had this one kegged and tapped for about 2 weeks now. To say it turned out great is an understatement. I had a party over the weekend and every single person that drank it said it was the best beer they ever had. I bottled a few 6-packs of it for people that wanted to take some home with...

Excellent choice in beer there! Lagunitas brews up some wonderful stuff.

OK, so this one went for 2 weeks in primary. Checked the FG after 48 hours diacetyl rest and it had settled on 1.020. Considering the attenuation of the yeast I used and the 1.068 OG, it was about spot-on for being done. Tasted the sample and it is REALLY GOOD! Nice and crisp, no diacetyl...

OK, brewed this one up in the ol' L-Town Garage BoozeWorks tonight. An old college buddy of mine had stopped by and was helping me brew the batch while also tasting my stout and amber brews. I made a pretty big mistake when pouring in the honey and dumped a whole 3-lb container in. Whoops...

Ha! Yeah, I don't have a U of M mug and I needed a big glass to fill. Hope that a State mug being the recipient of the first pour doesn't curse my keezer for good! It should. The braces each have eight 3/4" screws, so I don't think the collar is going anywhere anytime soon. My goal was...

Yeah, if you turn the regulator array so the gauges are horizontal you can store the tank upright on the hump. When I twisted the regulator unit, the lid would close but the regulator set-screw still contacted the lid a little bit. With a little more manipulation, I'm sure it would have fit...

Here's my keezer! Just finished her up this weekend, and installed self-closing taps and the correct (i.e. long and narrow) service line today.

OK, so I got impatient and really wanted to get the keg updated with new taps and the longer length / smaller ID hose. I went to a local homebrew store, Adventures in Homebrewing, and picked up three 6-foot sections of 3/16" ID hose and three self-closing taps. I got them all hooked up tonight...

OK! Finished the Keezer over the weekend! Here's the step-by-step of what it took: 1) Make a collar out of 1x6 premium red oak. - I mitred the two front corners and did straight cuts on the rear. - All corners are glued, and bracing brackets were added as additional structure 2) Drill...

How I mounted the temp sensor in the freezer. Mounted it to a piece of red oak about halfway up the wall with heavy-duty double backed tape.

Red oak with a gunstock stain. One coat of gloss urethane.

How I set up the hinge for the upper lid. It's a drilled-out door hinge to match the original hinge's hole pattern. Didn't want to drill holes in the freezer in case I ever want to sell the freezer to upgrade!