New to homebrewing
, about 4 batches in so far. I decided early on to go straight to kegging as i wasn't interested in the hassle of bottling. So basically as soon as i had my first brewday, the wheels were turning as to how i was going to set things up.
since i am in an old house (120+ years) and space is limited, i decided to have my keezer in the unfinished basement. Bought a 5cf holiday at Lowes for a good price. drilled a hole in the lid, and ran 3 lines in pipe insulation up through the floorboards into the first floor. I had previously built a side table in our dining room to house our liquor/wine/glassware, as well as use for storage. so the taps were easily added to this spot, and all lines are concealed.
being the creative and hands on type, i wanted to do something a little different with taps/faucet from the standard tower setup. i had the hairbrained idea to use some old iron pipes that i found in the basement, and with some sweat and agony:cross:, finally managed to get 3 pipes with elbows on them. took quite a considerable amount of time to figure out a means to attach the faucet/shank to the pipe
, but finally came across an electrical fixture adapter that has a screw in it to secure things in place. i wrapped the shanks in foam drawer liner, inserted snuggly into the pipe, then tightened the screw down. there is no play whatsoever in the tap, even if i put some similated drunken roughhousing on the handle.
i'm sure there are a million things i did wrong, as i'm not totally up on the science of balancing my lines, and the appropriate pressure/line length etc. in the end i decided to not use glycol or any cooling as when tested, it turned out that i only have about 2oz in lines outside of the keezer at any given time, and i'm not that concerned about it.
will be making some custom tap handles and a drip tray soon.
all in all i'm totally pleased with the outcome and stoked to fill the keezer. i currently have an amber on tap #1, and will have a pale ale for #2 ready this weekend.
hope you all enjoy it
- i'm having a blast getting into the hobby! :rockin: i'd love to hear what you think of my setup, and ask any questions you might have. hopefully i havent done anything that would anger the beer gods. haha
, about 4 batches in so far. I decided early on to go straight to kegging as i wasn't interested in the hassle of bottling. So basically as soon as i had my first brewday, the wheels were turning as to how i was going to set things up.since i am in an old house (120+ years) and space is limited, i decided to have my keezer in the unfinished basement. Bought a 5cf holiday at Lowes for a good price. drilled a hole in the lid, and ran 3 lines in pipe insulation up through the floorboards into the first floor. I had previously built a side table in our dining room to house our liquor/wine/glassware, as well as use for storage. so the taps were easily added to this spot, and all lines are concealed.
being the creative and hands on type, i wanted to do something a little different with taps/faucet from the standard tower setup. i had the hairbrained idea to use some old iron pipes that i found in the basement, and with some sweat and agony:cross:, finally managed to get 3 pipes with elbows on them. took quite a considerable amount of time to figure out a means to attach the faucet/shank to the pipe
, but finally came across an electrical fixture adapter that has a screw in it to secure things in place. i wrapped the shanks in foam drawer liner, inserted snuggly into the pipe, then tightened the screw down. there is no play whatsoever in the tap, even if i put some similated drunken roughhousing on the handle.i'm sure there are a million things i did wrong, as i'm not totally up on the science of balancing my lines, and the appropriate pressure/line length etc. in the end i decided to not use glycol or any cooling as when tested, it turned out that i only have about 2oz in lines outside of the keezer at any given time, and i'm not that concerned about it.
will be making some custom tap handles and a drip tray soon.
all in all i'm totally pleased with the outcome and stoked to fill the keezer. i currently have an amber on tap #1, and will have a pale ale for #2 ready this weekend.
hope you all enjoy it
- i'm having a blast getting into the hobby! :rockin: i'd love to hear what you think of my setup, and ask any questions you might have. hopefully i havent done anything that would anger the beer gods. haha
