Keezer reboot

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I decided to give my keezer a new look. I picked it up used a few months back. It’s worked great, but I wanted something a little different. Here’s how it looked when I got it.

 

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I started by re-staining the boards on the lower part of the enclosure and then sanding them to give a rustic look. Then I built a new frame around them.. those angles on the cross braces were a PIA! The boards attached to the lid had a slick poly type coating to repel spills, so they’ll be replaced.

 

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Next, I stripped the top down and started building the new lid enclosure. I added galvanized “L” brackets to add support/strength. A layer of thin plywood was added to offset the thickness of the brackets and attaching screws.

 

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Unfortunately, I ended up having to cut the lower portion of the brackets as they were too long for the 1“ x 6” facia boards. I drilled new holes in them after cutting so I could still make a mechanical connection with the facia. Then I added the decking for the top.

 

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Next day, I finished out the top and added some trim pieces around the bottom.. getting closer to what I had in mind.

 

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Stained the whole thing..

 

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Gave everything a final sanding with 400 grit to clean it up and get the look I was after. Next will be a couple coats of flat poly and then adding the new tower. The new tower is a beast! I’m really worried about the weight of everything though on the small stock hinges.

 

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It was a big push to get this completed as we had family coming into town, so I didn’t get as many pics as I should have towards the end of the project. Here’s the tower being completed .. 2” iron pipe. It’s heavy!

 

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I don’t have pics of it, but I used a 2” hole saw to cut through the several layers of wood, metal lid and foam core. It took a while to cut both holes because I had to stop to get the material out of the hole saw for each layer. Then I pre drilled the mount holes for the tower. I used 8 lag bolts, 3/4” diameter by 3” long to mount it.. it’s definitely on there!

 

[kccabs44]

Well done... Looks AMAZING!!!

 

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Well done... Looks AMAZING!!!

Appreciate it!

Now I just need to figure out how to change a keg out. The top is heavy!

 

[Homebrew Harry]

What a make-over. Nice work !

 

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What a make-over. Nice work !

Appreciate it!

It was right in line with just about everything in this hobby.. a lot of work, but the results were worth it!

 

[Brewin’&Qin’]

Man that is a sweet looking keezer. Great job. HB will taste even better coming from that baby,

 

[Yesfan]

Appreciate it!

Now I just need to figure out how to change a keg out. The top is heavy!

That was one of the main reasons why I went back to a traditional kegerator. The top on mine wasn't heavy, but those full kegs do get heavy over time.

Very nice job on the makeover!

 

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Man that is a sweet looking keezer. Great job. HB will taste even better coming from that baby,

Appreciate it.. and I will say that there were definitely no complaints when we had company over. A nice meal from the grill and the chocolate peanut butter porter made for an amazing desert!

 

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That was one of the main reasons why I went back to a traditional kegerator. The top on mine wasn't heavy, but those full kegs do get heavy over time.

Very nice job on the makeover!

Thank you sir! And I agree, those 50+lb kegs get a little heavy going up and over the top!

 

[FernandoPetry]

Congratulations, nice job!!!
But I have a doubt, how are you cooling the tower for the beer that is in the line not to heat up?