After bottling countless bottles, my laziness finally got the best of me and I decided I needed to switch to kegging. I starting looking at options for serving. I almost bought a store bought kegerator then I realzied that only two kegs at a time isnt what I want. I like having a variety of beer to drink at any time.
I found ordered a Haier HCM071AW which is a 7.1 Cu Ft Chest freezer. I figured I should be able to put 4 kegs on the floor. I set everything up with picnic taps and was doing that for a while. Opening and closing the lid got fairly annoying so I decided to start designing how I wanted this thing to end up. I bought the freezer Sept and am just now getting around to building this. This is what I got so far.
I wanted to make it mobile so I could move it around with ease and be able to slide it away from the wall while loading kegs. I ended up building this cart for it.
After that was done and after a night of some drinking I came up with his for my coffin on the top. I really like the look of them so I decided this was the route I wanted to take
This is when the laziness set in once again. I decided I was just going to put a tower on top. I installed the tower around christmas time. This keezer is in my garage so Winter months wernt to bad with not having a cooled tower. Now that its summer. My beer is only cold and not foamy after about 3 pints. I think thats what got me going again to finish this project.
Now bear in mind, I have absolutely zero wood working skills. This project is completely new to me. I decided to follow my original design for the coffin. I planned on having 4 taps but after seeing that Ill have room on the hump, I went with 5.
I decided I hated the white of the freezer so I shot it with black paint. It turned out ok. I went with a 2x6 collar figureing I should be able to put a pin lock on the hump. The 6 inch collar also seemed to put the coffin at a good height for the taps as well.
I mounted my distrubution block on the inside and drilled a hole on through the collar so I can run CO2 lines through it. I still need a bigger block but at the moment I only have 3 kegs so I have a little while still. I insulated the inside with 3/4 foam insulation. I decided to go with pine for all the wood so I could keep the costs down.
This is the rough position of the coffin. I plan on tiling the lid as well. I am going to mount the STC-1000 in on the right and plan on having blue led strips in the recessed area. The inside of the coffin will be insulated with foam board. I am also going to have 2 80mm fans in push pull configuration to recirculate air throughout the coffin. Hopefully that will end my foam issue.
I had some really ugly cuts that wernt even at all so I decided on using trim to cover the edges. This project also gave me an excuse to get an air compressor and nailers which I have been wanting for a while but havnt had a real need for it
This is the color I plan on staining everything else in... Now that I think about it I should have stained everything before hand then assembled. Oh well Live and learn.
Anyhow this is where I stand right now. I need to figure out what I want to do on the top. I also have a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino Uno sitting here collecting dust. I want be able to eventually control the freezer with the Pi. Im thinking about going the Brewpi Route.
I found ordered a Haier HCM071AW which is a 7.1 Cu Ft Chest freezer. I figured I should be able to put 4 kegs on the floor. I set everything up with picnic taps and was doing that for a while. Opening and closing the lid got fairly annoying so I decided to start designing how I wanted this thing to end up. I bought the freezer Sept and am just now getting around to building this. This is what I got so far.
I wanted to make it mobile so I could move it around with ease and be able to slide it away from the wall while loading kegs. I ended up building this cart for it.
After that was done and after a night of some drinking I came up with his for my coffin on the top. I really like the look of them so I decided this was the route I wanted to take
This is when the laziness set in once again. I decided I was just going to put a tower on top. I installed the tower around christmas time. This keezer is in my garage so Winter months wernt to bad with not having a cooled tower. Now that its summer. My beer is only cold and not foamy after about 3 pints. I think thats what got me going again to finish this project.
Now bear in mind, I have absolutely zero wood working skills. This project is completely new to me. I decided to follow my original design for the coffin. I planned on having 4 taps but after seeing that Ill have room on the hump, I went with 5.
I decided I hated the white of the freezer so I shot it with black paint. It turned out ok. I went with a 2x6 collar figureing I should be able to put a pin lock on the hump. The 6 inch collar also seemed to put the coffin at a good height for the taps as well.
I mounted my distrubution block on the inside and drilled a hole on through the collar so I can run CO2 lines through it. I still need a bigger block but at the moment I only have 3 kegs so I have a little while still. I insulated the inside with 3/4 foam insulation. I decided to go with pine for all the wood so I could keep the costs down.
This is the rough position of the coffin. I plan on tiling the lid as well. I am going to mount the STC-1000 in on the right and plan on having blue led strips in the recessed area. The inside of the coffin will be insulated with foam board. I am also going to have 2 80mm fans in push pull configuration to recirculate air throughout the coffin. Hopefully that will end my foam issue.
I had some really ugly cuts that wernt even at all so I decided on using trim to cover the edges. This project also gave me an excuse to get an air compressor and nailers which I have been wanting for a while but havnt had a real need for it
This is the color I plan on staining everything else in... Now that I think about it I should have stained everything before hand then assembled. Oh well Live and learn.
Anyhow this is where I stand right now. I need to figure out what I want to do on the top. I also have a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino Uno sitting here collecting dust. I want be able to eventually control the freezer with the Pi. Im thinking about going the Brewpi Route.
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