maussy
Active Member
This is my first official thread but I have a few replies floating around here. I saw so many keezer builds which really inspired me to build one even though it probably wasn't in my budget. I based my build off of Quaffer's from this thread.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/converting-frigidaire-7-2-cu-ft-chest-freezer-162225/
I picked up a 7 cu ft chest freezer off of craigslist for $70. It was originally white but I painted it with some Krylon Flat Black paint. After that I picked up some 2 x 8 redwood for the collar. Decided to run 3 taps and control it with a Love temperature controller.
I only have a circular saw so most my cuts were good but I did have one bad cut that I had to fill with wood putty. I ended up using a red mahogany stain on the wood and a few coats of clear coat on top of that. One thing Quaffer did that I may do in the future is add some casters, it would be nice to have the taps a few inches higher.
I got some vinyls cut of my brewery logo and put a huge one on top before laying a clear coat over the whole keezer. (If you plan on doing this get 2 people to help you because it can be hard to deal with a sticker that big)
Just connected the collar to the freezer today and will be cutting and gluing the foamboard insulation on tomorrow. Let me know what you think.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/converting-frigidaire-7-2-cu-ft-chest-freezer-162225/
I picked up a 7 cu ft chest freezer off of craigslist for $70. It was originally white but I painted it with some Krylon Flat Black paint. After that I picked up some 2 x 8 redwood for the collar. Decided to run 3 taps and control it with a Love temperature controller.
I only have a circular saw so most my cuts were good but I did have one bad cut that I had to fill with wood putty. I ended up using a red mahogany stain on the wood and a few coats of clear coat on top of that. One thing Quaffer did that I may do in the future is add some casters, it would be nice to have the taps a few inches higher.
I got some vinyls cut of my brewery logo and put a huge one on top before laying a clear coat over the whole keezer. (If you plan on doing this get 2 people to help you because it can be hard to deal with a sticker that big)
Just connected the collar to the freezer today and will be cutting and gluing the foamboard insulation on tomorrow. Let me know what you think.