I'm contemplating building my own semi-walk-in keg fridge.
I have an 8 tap system in my bar:
My bar build thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/basement-bar-build-thread.596537/
Behind that wall is an unfinished portion of the basement that my keezer was located to house my kegs:
Build thread here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/bar-build-part-2-8-tap-through-the-wall-keezer.598652/
The keezer was made with a 25 cu ft chest freezer with 2x10" collar.
The chest freezer was a Craigslist find, and the compressor died on it. I'm going to either buy another chest freezer (new this time) or build my own semi-walk-in refrigerator (which I'm leaning more strongly towards). If I build my own, I'd like to make it tall enough that I won't have to run insulated lines to the insulated box behind my taps. Instead, the back of the taps would actually be inside the refrigerator.
This would be advantageous in a few ways. First, I wouldn't have to worry about the temperature variation between the lines at the tap, since it would all be in the fridge. Secondly, replacing kegs, etc. would be a lot easier. Third, I would build extra shelves to store more cans/bottles of beer.
However, I'm not really sure how to size a compressor, the proper type to get, and how to charge it (I'm assuming I'd have to pay someone to do that part). Building the actual insulated fridge would be pretty straightforward, I would imagine.
Does anyone know of any build threads here they could link to? And does anyone have any information on where to buy and how to size these? Thanks.
I have an 8 tap system in my bar:
My bar build thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/basement-bar-build-thread.596537/
Behind that wall is an unfinished portion of the basement that my keezer was located to house my kegs:
Build thread here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/bar-build-part-2-8-tap-through-the-wall-keezer.598652/
The keezer was made with a 25 cu ft chest freezer with 2x10" collar.
The chest freezer was a Craigslist find, and the compressor died on it. I'm going to either buy another chest freezer (new this time) or build my own semi-walk-in refrigerator (which I'm leaning more strongly towards). If I build my own, I'd like to make it tall enough that I won't have to run insulated lines to the insulated box behind my taps. Instead, the back of the taps would actually be inside the refrigerator.
This would be advantageous in a few ways. First, I wouldn't have to worry about the temperature variation between the lines at the tap, since it would all be in the fridge. Secondly, replacing kegs, etc. would be a lot easier. Third, I would build extra shelves to store more cans/bottles of beer.
However, I'm not really sure how to size a compressor, the proper type to get, and how to charge it (I'm assuming I'd have to pay someone to do that part). Building the actual insulated fridge would be pretty straightforward, I would imagine.
Does anyone know of any build threads here they could link to? And does anyone have any information on where to buy and how to size these? Thanks.