Keezer to end all Keezers (in my house) build

[hopbrad]

wow that is amazing!
I just bought a chest freezer for my first conversion and the tower with dual perlick taps.
My question on keezers with that amount of build:
How do you put in and take out kegs on something like this? does the whole wood top lift up? ive never seen a picture of how that part of the equation works. any advice would be great

 

[Chris7687]

wow that is amazing!
I just bought a chest freezer for my first conversion and the tower with dual perlick taps.
My question on keezers with that amount of build:
How do you put in and take out kegs on something like this? does the whole wood top lift up? ive never seen a picture of how that part of the equation works. any advice would be great

I am curious to know this as well. Can you show pictures?

Also, roughly how many feet of gas and beer lines did you use?

 

[Supergrump]

I am curious to know this as well. Can you show pictures?

Also, roughly how many feet of gas and beer lines did you use?

As requested, here's a couple pictures of the inside:

I didn't anticipate how heavy this thing gets with 5 full kegs inside and the castors I put on it aren't very efficient on carpet. Point is, someone owes me a beer for pulling this thing away from the wall to take the pictures.

so, as you can see, the bar top is just bolted to the freezer top with carriage bolts and the freezer lid functions normally. The tiled bar top is pretty heavy but I haven't noticed any strain in the lid's hinges.

I used 10 feet of beer line per tap which is the recommended amount (I think). You can see it coiled to the right and then distributed to the kegs. My previous keezer only had about 3 feet per tap and I notice a huge difference in performance RE lack of foaming and carbonation loss. I serve at about 15-16 psi with no problems at all.

I have some condensation issues that I need to deal with. I think there's an air leak in the rear hatch of the coffin box which will have to be dealt with with better weather strip, and I'll need to get a mini dehumidifier.

Thanks again for the great feedback.

 

[Grenade]

Really great project.
Did you figure out a way to cool the tower? Or are you just dumping the foam?

 

[Minbari]

He is circulating air from the freezer into the tower with PC fans

 

[wilcode190]

Wow that is some shrine to beer. I want to be part of your congregation.

 

[Psylocide]

Mother of God, I am not worthy.

 

[sudbuddy]

That is beautiful. You sir, are a god among men.

 

[Supergrump]

Really great project.
Did you figure out a way to cool the tower? Or are you just dumping the foam?

I was having some foaming issues with my previous keezer with only 3 feet of beer line per tap. This one has no issues at all. 10 feet of line and the cooled coffin box seems to be working out great.

There was a question earlier about the framing and plywood. I didn't take pictures of the interior framing but i just used 2×2 studs to frame it. The plywood is 1/2 inch pine "good one side" ply. I thought about using 3/4 ply on the side walls but I didn't want to make it too heavy. I should have gone with the 3/4 for the sides because the 1/2 thickness seems a bit flimsy.

 

[black_belt]

I am planning on building one just like this. Looks fantastic.