Another keezer in the making!

[okgasdude]

Ok were almost finished now. Only thing to do now is lay the tile. Got it installed, and pulled the first pint tonight!!

 

[Maxkling]

That looks sweet. One day Ill develop good wood working skills. So far anything I touch wood related ends up far from square...

 

[cruckin78]

man that looks awesome! Good Job!

 

[okgasdude]

SWMBO finally got to help with the keezer last night. She laid the tile, as I cut them to fit. Were going to grout it today, and it will finally be finished!!!

 

[TheGeek]

Beautiful. I'm starting my keezer this week and I fear it won't look half this nice!

Great work.

 

[rodneypierce]

looks very nice!

 

[okgasdude]

Going to have to install a fan and hose to pull cold air from the bottom, and pump it into the coffin. The lines in there are getting warm, and I'm getting quite a bit of foam!

 

[Patirck]

Maybe I'm not seeing it but do you have to move the whole thing to open the lid? It seems that the tower would hit the wall behind if it were tilted back.

It does look awesome though!

 

[NewBrewB]

Probably just roll it away from the wall--that's how mine works, anyway.
(Nice job judging the height of the tower, btw.)

 

[mach9]

I've been looking at builds for the past few days, my eyes are going crossed with all the different builds. Looks good. And it seems the majority of "coffin" style builds must be pulled from the wall to open, though most are on casters making easy work of it. I did see a build where the lid was cut and a hinge installed eliminating that issue. I have all the parts on order to build mine...arriving on the 24th. Merry Christmas to me!!!

 

[mach9]

Going to have to install a fan and hose to pull cold air from the bottom, and pump it into the coffin. The lines in there are getting warm, and I'm getting quite a bit of foam!

Ive been trying to solve this problem before I start my build as well. I happen to work for Lowe's and have been wandering the aisles the past few days building a mental list of parts. Anyone have input on the idea of using a dual zone temp controller and a bathroom exhaust fan? Its cheap at $12.

 

[okgasdude]

Maybe I'm not seeing it but do you have to move the whole thing to open the lid? It seems that the tower would hit the wall behind if it were tilted back.

It does look awesome though!

I put some furniture slides one it. It slides pretty easy on the tile with them.

 

[okgasdude]

Ive been trying to solve this problem before I start my build as well. I happen to work for Lowe's and have been wandering the aisles the past few days building a mental list of parts. Anyone have input on the idea of using a dual zone temp controller and a bathroom exhaust fan? Its cheap at $12.

I'm planning on using a 110 fan I pulled out of an infra red heater. It just needs to circulate the air. I think it will get the job done!

 

[russekc]

i have a similar keezer with coffin, and i just used an old computer fan. i wired it to an old cell phone charger and just set it in the freezer. it circulates the air really well and keeps my insulated coffin nice and cool. and it was about $5.

 

[okgasdude]

i have a similar keezer with coffin, and i just used an old computer fan. i wired it to an old cell phone charger and just set it in the freezer. it circulates the air really well and keeps my insulated coffin nice and cool. and it was about $5.

I think I like that idea better, smaller footprint, and prob. Smaller operating cost too!

 

[mach9]

I too thought about the computer fan, but, I didn't want to wire in a dc transformer, however, the more I look at space the more I think that's the solution....mainly cause I'm thinking of adding some led lights, and having a dc source to the coffin already would be handy. Great build btw, looks great!

 

[okgasdude]

Ok, so I installed a fan in the coffin, but I'm still getting 80% foam on first pour. I have 6 feet of 1/4" beer line, and the co is about 12 psi. Any thoughts??

 

[RegionalChaos]

I hear good things reported by people that run their beer lines up to the tap in a copper tube. The copper tube goes down into the freezer and up to the taps. The copper acts as a nice heat sink that keeps cold temps around the beer lines.

 

[Catt22]

Ok, so I installed a fan in the coffin, but aim still getting 80% foam on first pour. I have 6 feet of 1/4" beer line, and the co is about 12 psi. Any thoughts??

Yes, replace the 1/4" beer line with 3/16" ID real beverage line. It makes a big difference.

 

[BrewMoreBeers]

Yes, replace the 1/4" beer line with 3/16" ID real beverage line. It makes a big difference.

+1 on this... having the correct line makes a big difference. 1/4 beverage line is for runs over 10'. 3/16 line is great for 6' runs.

You need to have the right tube for the run because the tubing puts resistance (pressure) on the beer. You have to have the correct resistance to prevent foaming.

 

[okgasdude]

+1 on this... having the correct line makes a big difference. 1/4 beverage line is for runs over 10'. 3/16 line is great for 6' runs.

You need to have the right tube for the run because the tubing puts resistance (pressure) on the beer. You have to have the correct resistance to prevent foaming.

Ok, well, I started out with a 10' line, but the owner of my LHBS told me that 10' was too long and to cut it to 6' max! Even after I said that I had 1/4" line. Thanks for the help guys.

 

[okgasdude]

Ok all, it is finally finished!!! Got the grout in, and added some insulation in the coffin. Also have some more beer line on it's way to me so I can get my foaming issue fixed! :rockin: