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DIY glycol cooled tower for remote tap setup??

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HomeBrewFoSho

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Okay, I've been looking for a couple hours and havent really found what I'm looking for. I'm just wondering if anyone has a cheap/effective way to insert some sort of glycol cooling into a standard two tap tower. I'm going from my basement to kitchen island (about 6' almost straight up). Regular upright fridge with freezer. I was going to just run 4 accuflex beer lines wrapped up inside a large pvc pipe(two for beer and two for glycol) but I want to make sure that my tower and shanks are cold as well. There's nothing worse then a foamy pour. Is my only option buying a premade glycol tower or has anyone successfully done something like a copper coil inside the tower? Just trying not to reinvent the wheel here if it's already been done. If not I will try haha. Any help is appreciated.
 
or has anyone successfully done something like a copper coil inside the tower?

That's how I would do it. Or maybe 2 rigid copper pipes inside the tower, a couple 90 deg's to connect at the top, and a heat sink attached.. something like that. Either or should work. Maybe try and insulate the tower some too though..
 
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