treacheroustexan
Well-Known Member
I have had this mini fridge for years, and always had two taps, but could only fit a 5 gallon keg and a 2.5 gallon keg. I don't like brewing 2.5 gallon batches because I brew a lot of kits from stores so I wanted to add on to my fridge so I could fit my second 5 gallon ball lock keg in there. Total cost was $9 using a 2x6x12 cut into 4' pieces from Lowes, and some brackets & screws I had laying around.
Took the door off and everything out of the fridge.
Started piecing together the collar using L brackets on the inside.
Attached the door to the collar and then the collar to the fridge using brackets. I had to use my multi tool from Harbor Freight on the top right of the door and collar (might be able to see in the full scale view). Eventually going to add caulking to seal the cracks and insulation on the inside, but my kegs are full so I wanted to get this done before they got warm. I used HVAC tape for the time being.
Success!
I put the door on a little crooked and it doesn't look the prettiest, but hey. This is only going to last me until the fridge dies and I can build a keezer, so it's worth it for now! I may eventually paint the collar but we will see. Plugged my inkbird in a few hours ago and it's sitting at 42 F. I'll report back how the temperature holds up.
Took the door off and everything out of the fridge.
Started piecing together the collar using L brackets on the inside.
Attached the door to the collar and then the collar to the fridge using brackets. I had to use my multi tool from Harbor Freight on the top right of the door and collar (might be able to see in the full scale view). Eventually going to add caulking to seal the cracks and insulation on the inside, but my kegs are full so I wanted to get this done before they got warm. I used HVAC tape for the time being.
Success!
I put the door on a little crooked and it doesn't look the prettiest, but hey. This is only going to last me until the fridge dies and I can build a keezer, so it's worth it for now! I may eventually paint the collar but we will see. Plugged my inkbird in a few hours ago and it's sitting at 42 F. I'll report back how the temperature holds up.