Recent content by TheBarkingDog

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Went with the individual regulators for each line and adjusted accordingly. Also decreased some line length and brought the temp up a few degrees. What a difference! Thanks for the help!

Ok guys and gals I need your help-- you can see my setup -- here is my problem. The first tap is too carbonated the second and third are fine but the 4th is not carbonated enough. Ido have everything from a strong ipa to a session ale so I am thinking I need a regulator for each tap. Any...

Tap complete!!

whoa -- it is almost identical! you have a much larger capacity chiller though - how far is the run? what temperature do you set the chiller at? Love the regulator board - gas management is probably my next investment - looks like you are running a nitrogen mixer as well?

Got a question about how "loud" the glycol chiller is. Best thing I can relate it to is a dehumidifier or a decent size fish tank pump. This chiller is good for 25 feet or less and is about 2FT square. I considered going without, or manufacturing a glycol bath in the keeper with an aquarium...

In this next series i included a photo of the complete bar - still needs some finishing touches but for the most part it is complete. The bar tap: The trunk line comes through the wall although i have seen these with the beer lines coming up through the stanchion - then the beer line...

So here are some more pictures of the build- I included some of the tap in the final stages of assembly since there were a few questions about construction- hopefully the detail pictures help to clear up my ramblings :o Someone also asked about the aluminum chill blocks on the shanks - I...

I was able to use a local distributor for the pipe but built the lights and railing through a company called MSC direct ( they have a website to order) they have steel and galvanized depending on your preference. My advice: Map out the tap on paper first so you determine exactly what size...

Great questions! I actually considered this when building below the floor. Its about a 12 foot run to the tap from the keeper so i had to break down and purchase a glycol chiller to keep the lines cold. As for the lift/pressure, keep in mind beer should only be dispensed at about 1 LB (PSI)...

Thanks for the comments! Countertop delivered tomorrow so hoping to have new posts before the weekend!

Great question! The lights are actually hard wired to a switch and the handles are only decorative. There are a couple of artists on etsy that do sell them with the valve operational but we were able to bud these for a fraction of the cost. I will say however everyone turns the handles to get...

The bar tap is built out of 4" steel pipe that was milled to remove a section that allows for the face place to fit over the opening and the lines to run back out through the wall and down into the basement. The fittings are all WARD fittings, made in the USA (being an Army vet i would have it...

Now the fun began. Running the lines up seemed easy enough, except it wasn't quite a straight shot and the cabinets needed to be raised about 6 inches to ensure a true 42 inch height to the bar top. I came across the "pipe" idea for a bar tap on a thread and was immediately hooked on the theme...

so the next step was to get the keeper all the way down to the basement (who doesn't need 3 fridges/freezers in the basement right?). The attached pictures detail that build. Then, After some research, realized that i would need to include a glycol chiller along with a trunk line in order to...