Another Keezer Build (mid-century modern/Ikea-inspired design).

[Jester369]

Beautiful!

 

[-TH-]

Finally finished it. Here are some updated pics.

I still need to add a drip tray and reconfigure the fan inside but it's done for now!

I can't see these new pics. I think I stumbled on something - pics with hyphens in the name are not viewable by many here. Could you try renaming them or reuploading with different names?

Thanks!

 

[Im_Lars]

WOW, That turned out great. I really like how you got the same look of the cabinet next to it. Great job.

 

[A4J]

I can't see these new pics. I think I stumbled on something - pics with hyphens in the name are not viewable by many here. Could you try renaming them or reuploading with different names?

Thanks!

I changed the name and the program still adds a hyphen. I uploaded it to flickr so hopefully you can see them now.

 

[A4J]

WOW, That turned out great. I really like how you got the same look of the cabinet next to it. Great job.

Thanks. That was the goal. They're not exactly the same color stain but close enough. The cabinet door on the keezer is from the same Ikea line as the door on the media center cabinet.

I was originally stain everything a dark color but when I was dry fitting the cabinet face, I liked the two-tone look so I just went with it.

 

[gicts]

Amazing!

 

[IrregularPulse]

I'm confused about the lidless chest freezer. Is there any type of seal?

 

[Talljake6110]

What size freezer is that? It almost looks too small to be able to fit 5 kegs in it. Maybe its just the angle.

 

[Hang Glider]

One of the most innovative keezers I've ever seen! Truly beautiful.









(waits quietly in corner for 'seal question' to be answered...)

 

[A4J]

I'm confused about the lidless chest freezer. Is there any type of seal?

Yup, there is. This is a bad pic but hopefully it explains how I addressed that issue.

The top of the cabinet acts as the lid. I made a "collar" with insulation boards that extends below the top of the freezer which creates a pretty tight seal.

What size freezer is that? It almost looks too small to be able to fit 5 kegs in it. Maybe its just the angle.

It's 8.9cf. I have a 20# CO2 bottle in there right now so I can only fit 4 5-gallon kegs + 1 3-gallon keg.

 

[IrregularPulse]

cool.

 

[Fid]

Prost!

 

[Hokie_Brewer]

Very classy! Nice build

 

[shortyjacobs]

Holy CRAP that's awesome. Great idea/build!

 

[Jester]

That thing is great..!!!!

 

[kaiser423]

That looks absolutely awesome, and is very similar to what my dream keezer looks like......

I would think that that styrofoam press/friction seal would wear out over 3-4 dozen slides in and out, and that you might have to upgrade to some gasket in the future, but even just adding some compressible gasket like for windows or other would fix it up quickly. Styrofoam isn't known for springing back well

 

[cfrazier77]

Where did you get that tower? Did you make it or did it come with the brass on top?

 

[A4J]

That looks absolutely awesome, and is very similar to what my dream keezer looks like......

Thanks.

I would think that that styrofoam press/friction seal would wear out over 3-4 dozen slides in and out, and that you might have to upgrade to some gasket in the future, but even just adding some compressible gasket like for windows or other would fix it up quickly. Styrofoam isn't known for springing back well

I'll keep an eye on it. I'm looking for other solutions but the styrofoam is working for now. The top isn't permanently attached to the sides, so I can easily fix it when it becomes necessary.

Where did you get that tower? Did you make it or did it come with the brass on top?

I got extremely lucky and got it off ebay for $207. It came complete - the ceramic tower, brass box, faucets, tap handles (although I've bought new handles since then and what's pictured here aren't the same ones I originally bought) and drip tray.

 

[2puttbird]

Holy cow ... very innovative ... and extremely ambitious! That's truly a piece of furniture, no longer just an appliance ... of course the "business end" is excellent, but I love the details on the front ... very well done!

 

[BeerguyNC61]

A4J
That is a very impressive keeper, awesome!
:rockin:

 

[A4J]

thankya.

 

[nikita]

Congratulations!
Your hardwork really paid off. This is one beautiful piece. I envy your skills on completing this keezer!!!

 

[Hoppylikerabbits]

Very Nice and awesome work!! I was drooling over your handy work then I noticed something.. Where at in Germany were you? Würzburg?

 

[A4J]

Where at in Germany were you? Würzburg?

My europlate? lol. That was from ebay.

 

[chucktownguy]

I realize that this is an old thread ... but how did the styrofoam hold out? Any suggestions as to a replacement if it didn't work?

 

[CarbonTom]

This is amazing and exactly what I needed to see. I just got a tap tower for xmas and was thinking about something like this to prevent having to tip it. Did you have to anchor the stand to the wall or ground so it doesn't tip when it is extended?

 

[Jmanibas]

I started building my keezer almost 2 years ago. It was primarily based on Jester369's keezer project. Mine was going to be slightly bigger with some storage space and the top would overhang like bar. I got it to work [pics here and here] and I've already served countless pints from it but it was just huge and unwieldy so I never got around to finishing it.

Fast forward to November of last year and SWMBO gave me the green light to upgrade our home entertainment center with the caveat that I finish the keezer/bar.

I completely re-thought the design, mainly getting inspiration from gxm's keezer and from this random keezer I ran across a long time ago. I started drawing it up in SketchUp and here's the design we agreed on

here's a detail sketch

on to the build...

plywood board and 2x4 framing attached to the wall for stability


heavy duty drawer slides can support up to 500 lbs.

the keezer is floating off the ground by about 4 inches.

staining the top panels

side panel installed and dry-fitting the front panel

The short list of things to do:

• Install top panels
• New beer lines and install tower
• Finish front panel and liquor cabinet
• wiring for fan and lighting
• ??????
• profit

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here's the final product as of 02.25.11

Got questions on your build

 

[doug293cz]

Got questions on your build

Why didn't you just ask the questions?

doug293cz
HBT Moderator

 

[Jmanibas]

Why didn't you just ask the questions?

doug293cz
HBT Moderator

Are you the one who built the slide in keezer

 

[doug293cz]

Are you the one who built the slide in keezer

No, but this thread is about 13 years old, and the builder has not been on HBT for over two years.

Around here if people have questions, they just ask them, not say "I have questions" and leave it there.

doug293cz