adrock78
New Member
Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum and looking to build a keezer to take my home brewing to the next level. After reading a bunch of posts here, the leading candidate for me so far is the Holiday 5.3 cu ft chest freezer, and I am planning on running a 3-faucet tower out of the lid. I just have a few questions that I would like to get some clarity on before I take the plunge.
1) Any issues drilling through the lid on this model freezer for the tower (aside from not being able to go back to just a freezer again once the deed is done)? Assume all the coils are in the sides since looks like the hinges are the only connection to the body of the freezer, but wanted to double check that there is nothing in particular I would need to watch out for when drilling?
2) Is there enough clearance under the lid to avoid getting a kink in the lines on the way up to the tower or would I really need to fabricate a collar to make it work right?
3) I'm interested in someday down the road adding a stout faucet and a nitrogen setup in addition to the straight CO2. From some of the pics I've seen on here, it looks like there might be room in the center of the freezer between the 3 kegs with the CO2 bottle on the hump. Is there enough room in the center there to squeeze in a 5lb nitrogen tank as well? Or would that be pushing my luck?
I am also considering the next size up (believe it was 6.5 cu ft) for only about $20 more because then I know I'd have room for a possible nitrogen system later on, but I like the smaller one for the portability in case I want to roll it out on to my deck during some of those hot summer days here in Texas....
Thanks in advance for any insight!
Adam
1) Any issues drilling through the lid on this model freezer for the tower (aside from not being able to go back to just a freezer again once the deed is done)? Assume all the coils are in the sides since looks like the hinges are the only connection to the body of the freezer, but wanted to double check that there is nothing in particular I would need to watch out for when drilling?
2) Is there enough clearance under the lid to avoid getting a kink in the lines on the way up to the tower or would I really need to fabricate a collar to make it work right?
3) I'm interested in someday down the road adding a stout faucet and a nitrogen setup in addition to the straight CO2. From some of the pics I've seen on here, it looks like there might be room in the center of the freezer between the 3 kegs with the CO2 bottle on the hump. Is there enough room in the center there to squeeze in a 5lb nitrogen tank as well? Or would that be pushing my luck?
I am also considering the next size up (believe it was 6.5 cu ft) for only about $20 more because then I know I'd have room for a possible nitrogen system later on, but I like the smaller one for the portability in case I want to roll it out on to my deck during some of those hot summer days here in Texas....
Thanks in advance for any insight!
Adam