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[The_Bishop]

This having draft beer within arm's reach is going to be dangerous.

 

[Staestc]

Well that cracked me up! Fantastic job on the keezer!
Travis

 

[The_Bishop]

Thanks! The hardest part is waiting on the beer to finish. Thinking about the third brew, definitely want a session beer. Either an ESB or a blonde ale. Haven't decided yet, need to make up my mind already.

After having a slight mishap with my gas system I'm changing up to a manifold with check valves in the shutoffs, as I managed to get beer into the lines while screwing around with one of the idle gas connectors requiring a tear-apart of the gas system and cleaning it out. Also, I can make it neater; the current setup is clunky and in the way.

 

[The_Bishop]

So I made a change to my keezer once the blower fan came in.

Scrounged up a piece of 3/4" thin wall PVC. Used that inside the tower. Attached the flex hose to the bottom of that, and the fan to the bottom of the flex hose. The 3/4" PVC has a smaller footprint inside the tower, allowing for more airflow. I then took a spare plate of aluminum and made a diffuser plate that I put at the bottom of the tower, spaced away 1/2". This spreads the return air across the top of the kegs instead of dropping straight down. It seems to be keeping the whole keezer at a more even temperature.

The fan is powered by a 6 volt power supply, and runs constantly.

The tower is kept so cold that it sweats, and so do the taps. Don't see a foam problem either. I'm pretty happy about the new setup!

 

[The_Bishop]

After having the keezer up and running for a while, I couldn't be more happy with it. Only change I want to make when I have the $$ is perlick faucets. The old style ones work, and I haven't had a problem with them sticking, but with the tap covers on them I get a drop or two of beer out of the front 'piston' valve.

 

[The_Bishop]

So, one more change. Out with the old, in with the new...

 

[CorwinGraves]

Very nice setup!

Curious where you purchased the drip tray. I have a converted Sanyo mini fridge with a 2-tap tower, but like the look of your tray vs. the rectangular type that's more commonly used.

 

[The_Bishop]

Thanks!

Ordered it from Adventures in Homebrewing. With the 3 tap tower, it works a lot better to catch drips from all the taps, as they're in a circle.

 

[The_Bishop]

Today, my keezer got another changeout/upgrade. Went from Bev-Lex 200 to Bev-Seal Ultra.

It wasn't that bad getting the tubing on the tower shanks. Didn't even need a heat gun, honestly. I put the tower shanks in my vice (held in place with a set of polyurethane 'soft jaws'), gently opened up the very end of the tubing with a punch, and worked it onto the shanks in a circular motion. Holding the tower shanks in the vice let me push down pretty much as hard as I needed to. Finished up with an Oetiker 9.5 clamp. The keg side got the John Guest fittings.

I was a bit skeptical about how much of a difference I was going to see, but I'm very pleasantly surprised. It wasn't 'in your face' different but all three taps definitely taste cleaner, especially when the beer's been sitting in the lines for a while.

Can't say enough good things about birdman brewing!

 

[BirdmanBrewingCo]

Can't say enough good things about birdman brewing!

Thanks Bishop! We are thankful to have the opportunity to serve you.