Frigidaire FFFC07M1QW 7.35 cu/ft 5 Tap Build

[beskone]

Just finished my 5 Tap Frigidaire 7.3 cu/ft build this weekend.

2x8 Collar gives just enough room to fit the 5th keg on the compressor hump, pretty sure I coulda squeezed a 6th in there but I didn't want it to be crazy crowded in there.

External 20LB CO2 Tank running to a Taprite 5 way secondary regulator.

Bevlex gas and beer lines, Perlick 630ss faucets.

Inkbird ITC-1000 temp controller hardwired to power, then to the back of the collar where the freezer is plugged in. Power in for the fan that's on 100% of the time to circulate the air.

I'm well pleased with how it came out. Now to brew some beer to go inside!

 

[Zion_Zack]

Looks awesome man! Congrats on the build! If you haven't already, get some rubber caps for the faucets. It will keep the little bugs/flies from making their way in. If your garage gets pretty warm, consider tossing in a dehumidifier, a lot of keezer builds use this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H0XFD2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[beskone]

Thanks!

I have the little brush/cap thingies for the faucets already and I do have that exact dehumidifier in there currently

My biggest issue is the side of the garage where it will live currently doesn't have power. That's this weekends project.

 

[TeamAshBrewing]

Looks nice

 

[Zion_Zack]

what wood did you use for the collar and how did you go about treating/staining it?

 

[beskone]

what wood did you use for the collar and how did you go about treating/staining it?

It's just standard dimensional douglas fir lumber from Lowes, I got a couple of 2"x8"x8' planks, cut to size and butt joined them with wood glue and some L brackets on the inside.

I lightly sanded and stained with Minwax Dark Walnut stain. I didn't poly over it or anything fancy, it's going to live in the garage.

 

[inkbird]

Just finished my 5 Tap Frigidaire 7.3 cu/ft build this weekend.

2x8 Collar gives just enough room to fit the 5th keg on the compressor hump, pretty sure I coulda squeezed a 6th in there but I didn't want it to be crazy crowded in there.

External 20LB CO2 Tank running to a Taprite 5 way secondary regulator.

Bevlex gas and beer lines, Perlick 630ss faucets.

Inkbird ITC-1000 temp controller hardwired to power, then to the back of the collar where the freezer is plugged in. Power in for the fan that's on 100% of the time to circulate the air.

I'm well pleased with how it came out. Now to brew some beer to go inside!

It's real so cool. Could we share your pictures in FB?

 

[beskone]

Inkbird sure! I'll get some better quality pics this weekend and will update the thread, these were just quick iPhone pics.

 

[inkbird]

Inkbird sure! I'll get some better quality pics this weekend and will update the thread, these were just quick iPhone pics.

Thanks so much.

 

[beskone]

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Just posting up some better pics.

 

[tomcho74]

I'm just about to finish up my build and I have the same fan. I like how you used the hooks to mount it. Is it working well to keep a relatively steady temp?

 

[Dixon9717]

Awesome job looks great....

 

[beskone]

I'm just about to finish up my build and I have the same fan. I like how you used the hooks to mount it. Is it working well to keep a relatively steady temp?

I think so, I have the itc-1000 set to a 1º temp differential with a 10 minute delay on the compressor, seems to swing between 37.5-39º

I've yet to fill it with beer, first batch is fermenting now, once it's keged I'll play with the ITC settings some more. FWIW the probe is just sitting in a jar, was thinking about filling the jar with water to slow down the temp swings on the probe and maybe cut the cycles on the compressor down a bit more too.