Keezer Build. Another one on the way

[JakeTheHopDog]

Thanks for the complement. I'm really enjoying the build. I just wish work would quit getting in the way!

I'm setting my Primary output to 20 PSI, and then my secondary’s to whatever is required by the beer in the keg. As long as the output of the primary is the same as the highest secondary, you'll be fine. I just picked 20 PSI...

 

[JakeTheHopDog]

Made a bit of progress today, in between watching The Masters. Got the surround stained, cut and stained the panels for the faucet coffin back, and tweaked the faucet coffin a bit. Time for a beer.

 

[JetSmooth]

Wow, Keith! This looks incredible. I have a Pottery Barn Lawyer's Bar n the basement and think I can convince SWMBO that we need a medium-sized keezer as long as we shroud it in a cabinetto match the style. I'll be stealing ideas from this build.

Can't wait to see this thing next to the icebox!

 

[JakeTheHopDog]

Wow, Keith! This looks incredible. I have a Pottery Barn Lawyer's Bar n the basement and think I can convince SWMBO that we need a medium-sized keezer as long as we shroud it in a cabinetto match the style. I'll be stealing ideas from this build.

Can't wait to see this thing next to the icebox!

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" Charles Caleb Colton

Thanks JetSmooth. I can't wait to see it next to the icebox either. I just wish I had more time to work on it so I could get it done!

Make sure you start a thread when you build yours.

 

[MagicLarry]

Great work

 

[HOP-HEAD]

Damn nice looking build... saw a few details I'd have stolen for my own build if I could have... nice work.

PS) Mine's been up and running for about 6 months now without any overheating issues....

My build thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/another-keezer-build-w-pics-142726/

 

[JakeTheHopDog]

HOP-HEAD,
Thanks for the compliment. I too, took some of your ideas and put them into mine. Asked you a couple of questions, if you recall. Yours and Jesters are the ones I took most of my inspirations from, and convinced the wife it would look good in the living room.

I was originally going to use the same freezer you have, but they changed it since you bought yours, so it wouldn’t fit the same amount of kegs. Wish they’d keep the same models around a bit longer.

Just started putting the polyurethane on it today. Should be up and running by the end of the week.

 

[zymurgy101]

Thanks for the complement. I'm really enjoying the build. I just wish work would quit getting in the way!

I'm setting my Primary output to 20 PSI, and then my secondary’s to whatever is required by the beer in the keg. As long as the output of the primary is the same as the highest secondary, you'll be fine. I just picked 20 PSI...

Hi Keith,

It looks like you have an extra regulator (there's four total); do you really need the 'primary' regulator that is attached to your CO2 tank? Let's say you were supplying three kegs with different CO2 pressure values; wouldn't three regulators suffice? It looks as if you have four regulators in your picture (one on the CO2 tank and three in the manifold layout). I'm planning for a three keg scenario and was debating on one-regulator with manifold and check valves or three independent regulators.

I have one regulator that is twenty+ years old which has held up well, but I'm pondering the thought of getting two or three new Tapright regulators for the keezer build. Thanks for any input!

Jeff

 

[JakeTheHopDog]

Yes, 3 regulators would be fine to supply 3 different pressures, or you can use one regulator and a manifold, as long as all your pressures are the same to the kegs. I could have just gone with a 3 regulator setup and done the same thing, but my space is limited inside the freezer, and I just said the heck with it and got 4. Gives me a lot of options should I go bigger in the future, or decide to move the CO2 tank to the outside.

Also, I should have more updates soon. Been really busy lately and haven’t had too much time to work on it. I'm close to finishing it and hopefully, it will be done this weekend, because I've got beer to drink!

 

[JakeTheHopDog]

Got my Keezer up and running yesterday. Very happy with the way it turned out. Had some friends over last night to help break it in. Must say, everyone liked this much better than opening bottles all night. Going to be a great summer!

First pour of my Oktoberfest. Very tasty!

 

[HOP-HEAD]

Turned out great, Hop Dog... nice work.

 

[KUbrew]

Where did you get the drip tray? I've been looking for one like that.

 

[JakeTheHopDog]

Turned out great, Hop Dog... nice work.

Thanks, HOP-HEAD. Seeing how nice yours is, I appreciate the compliment.

Where did you get the drip tray? I've been looking for one like that.

http://acumetalfab.com/index.html

Kind of pricey, but nice work.

EDIT for KUbrew: $90 shipped. Part #0250-16 Bevel Edge Drip Tray 6 1/2" x 16" o.d. s/s #4 brushed finish, center drain, louver screen.

 

[KUbrew]

Thanks, they don't have any prices listed. Do you mind me asking how much you paid for yours and how long it is?

 

[KUbrew]

Great, thanks. I'll have to save up, but this is the best looking drip tray I've found.

 

[whoneedsabeer]

Nice work, great craftsmanship!

So what kind of lights did you mount back there? That looks really good, they're nice and bright.

Can we get a couple of pics of the inside and back of the coffin?

 

[JakeTheHopDog]

Thanks whoneedsabeer. The lights are automotive LED’s I picked up at Advanced Auto. I’ve got them hooked up to a 12v transformer from a wireless router that recently went belly up. I got a Potentiometer from a friend that replaced them on his Stratocaster that I will be adding in so I can dim them a bit. They are a bit harsh, being white. May find some king of defused plasitc to put over them to. I've got pieces of scotch tape over them now and it helps a lot. Getto yes, but it works for now.

As for pictures of the back, that will have to wait until I go into it again because I have to move it away from the wall, and it weighs a TON! Here’s a picture of the inside of the freezer before I put the kegs in. I'll take one of the inside of the coffen when I move it out.

 

[kegtoe]

wow, that think looks pretty nice.

I like your hop dog "logo" did you draw that up yourself? if not did you use a program to draw it up?

 

[JakeTheHopDog]

Thanks. As for the logo, no, Coy & Josh at BrewBrandCreative did the logo for me. Here’s the thread when they worked on it.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f46/hopdog-brewing-co-work-progress-173098/

They do really good work. They are on the HBT Vender list.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/vendors/

 

[user 40839]

I'm intrigued by the inside of the coffin as well - I can see how jester was able to mount his lights using a rope light just going in and out underneath the tap board, but curious to see how you mounted these. Are they mounted through the backsplash, or are they suspended and pointing down?

Also, good looking countertop - did you end up with tile, or is it formica? (Don't see any grout... or did you use the "Make it Stone" stuff that I saw someone else use?)

 

[JakeTheHopDog]

Here's the drawing of how I did it. Side view of the front faceplate, top and lid with the shanks and LED's. Top is Formica the wife picked out. Looks real nice with the stained oak. I'll get some pictures of it all when I can.

 

[JakeTheHopDog]

Here's a picture of the back. Still need a bit of trim to finish the top. Just ran out of good pieces.

Here's inside the coffin. Still might put some insulation in it and a fan to keep lines cold.

 

[user 40839]

Cheers for that, Jake. I was kinda hoping you'd done it differently, since I've already got my coffin (for the most part) assembled, so adding lights would have to be through the main wall for me. (I've got about a half inch from the bottom of the faceplate to the bottom of the backing board, so can still tuck lights in there).

Can't believe you're running that with ZERO insulation or a fan?? You *should* by all rights be getting just glasses of foam with that setup?

 

[davepeds]

how do you open this gorgeous beast?

 

[Firebat138]

Yeah.. how does it open