My keezer build

[MBN]

After a couple of posts and some thought. I'm going to build my keezer for inside use. Florida weather is just to hot for it to sit outside. I had thought of making it into a bar outside but time and complexity are problems I don't feel like dealing with. Here are a few of my pictures. Just started 2 days ago with a 7.1 cu foot freezer from Lowe's. Picked it up for $150 scratch and dent. I already checked and I can fit 4 ball locks on the floor. I'm hoping a 5 lb co2 tank will fit on the hump. Well I'll have to wait until I can get to my laptop to upload the pictures.

 

[MBN]

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_TPhitBB8GaU2dOcFRFLW5MN1U

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

I would put your co2 tank outside, the regulator rusts and seizes up after a year in the keezer

 

[mongoose33]

Whenever I see people build a frame around a keezer, I always wonder how easily the unit will be able to dump heat, since it's enclosed.

Yours is the first one I've seen that has significant airspace between the keezer and the outside skin. Bravo.

 

[MBN]

Whenever I see people build a frame around a keezer, I always wonder how easily the unit will be able to dump heat, since it's enclosed.

Yours is the first one I've seen that has significant airspace between the keezer and the outside skin. Bravo.

Thanks! I looked at the instructions and it said it needed at least 3 inches of space around it to prolong it's life.

 

[SHbrewing]

Sick work! Drill skills.

 

[MBN]

Went today and picked up the wood for the sides and the top. Should be able to construct those pieces tomorrow.

 

[MBN]

Little more work completed today.

 

[MBN]

I'm going to start on the top tomorrow. I'm going to use 3/4 inch plywood then wood trim and tile the rest. Could use some help as far as how tall to make the coffin box. I know I'll have 3 inches from side then 3 inches between each tap for a total of width of 21 inches. But still not sure of how hight to go up.

 

[smit70136]

I used the height of my tallest glass to determine the size of my coffin and I'm pretty happy with the result. Still a work in progress so no actual use just yet. Shank holes were drilled 14" above countertop. Hope that helps!

 

[MBN]

Added a couple more pictures. Almost there.

 

[treacheroustexan]

My oh my I want this. My girlfriend even wants it. I may have to build one...

 

[02RedWS6TA]

Whenever I see people build a frame around a keezer, I always wonder how easily the unit will be able to dump heat, since it's enclosed.

Yours is the first one I've seen that has significant airspace between the keezer and the outside skin. Bravo.

I put 3" around all of mine for that reason. When I researched here I saw others doing it and read about heat issues.

 

[55x11]

I put 3" around all of mine for that reason. When I researched here I saw others doing it and read about heat issues.

is wood frame around mostly decorative? or does it serve any actual functional purpose?

I would add an air-fan (and some way for the air to exit - some sort of exhaust) in between the wood frame and the freezer to provide some cooling power. In addition to fan inside the keezer.

If you trap the air in between, it doesn't matter if it's 3" or 1" or 10". Heat has to find the way out somehow.

 

[MBN]

It's sitting in my living room. Temp has not been an issue as far as I can tell. It hold a nice cold 36 deg. I never hear the freezer compression even turn on. Still trying to finish it up. I have an Irish amber on one tap. Waiting on a honey wheat to finish. I'm still trying to get a good pour out of it. But that I'm sure is just my settings.

 

[MBN]

is wood frame around mostly decorative? or does it serve any actual functional purpose?

I would add an air-fan (and some way for the air to exit - some sort of exhaust) in between the wood frame and the freezer to provide some cooling power. In addition to fan inside the keezer.

If you trap the air in between, it doesn't matter if it's 3" or 1" or 10". Heat has to find the way out somehow.

The wood fram is mostly decorative. It does on mine service a structure purpose. It helps hold the weight of the lid when it is closed. I still need to add fan inside to move air and bring up to coffin box.

 

[MBN]

Here is a pour off my one tap at 10 psi.

 

[02RedWS6TA]

is wood frame around mostly decorative? or does it serve any actual functional purpose?

I would add an air-fan (and some way for the air to exit - some sort of exhaust) in between the wood frame and the freezer to provide some cooling power. In addition to fan inside the keezer.

If you trap the air in between, it doesn't matter if it's 3" or 1" or 10". Heat has to find the way out somehow.

The back of mine is open all the way across, I also cut a vent where the compressor is and put a floor vent cover there. I've never had temp issues or felt the keezer hot. I didn't see the need for fans.

Mine is just for decorating. I couldn't just put a freezer in my dining room, it had to look good.

Yours turned out great. Coffin looks nice, what's the white hole at the bottom?

 

[MBN]

It is wood filler for a hole in a layer of the plywood. Mine is open in the back also.

 

[mongoose33]

It is wood filler for a hole in a layer of the plywood. Mine is open in the back also.

You need a piece of trim across the front to hide that.

 

[MBN]

I'm going to tile over it. Well half the other half will be chalkboard paint.