Show us your bar!!!!!

[beerme70]

This was a LOOOOONG labor of love. 5 years in the making, but after the last child left the nest, I was able to get it finished. My little hole-in-the-wall. A great place to throw some darts and watch the Preds game.

 

[jlinz]

My Ratskeller.

 

[cyberbackpacker]

Nice space @jlinz

 

[beerme70]

@jlinz Looks awesome. I like the stein collection.

 

[Daren Szak]

Here’s my spot. Took few years to plan and many nights to figure out all the details. Managing 6 taps was a challenge to figure out but I stole 2 shelves in storage room and put in a commercial kegerator that can fit 4 5 gal cornies and on back leg I get 2 3 gal kegs. Drip try runs to a drain for any leaks. My wife’s request was a dishwasher behind bar and talked me into 6 taps vs 4 I originally spec’ed in. My goal was to make a Irish/English style pub. The stone work ties into the fire place in the basement. I only make beer for the bar, had to hire a craft mans to build it. Best part, first beer I served from the tap was to my builder and his helper.

 

[day_trippr]

Greetings, @Daren Szak, and welcome to HBT!

That is a spectacular effort come to fruition. Simply beautiful. Color me green

Cheers!

 

[max384]

My Ratskeller.
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Here’s my spot. Took few years to plan and many nights to figure out all the details. Managing 6 taps was a challenge to figure out but I stole 2 shelves in storage room and put in a commercial kegerator that can fit 4 5 gal cornies and on back leg I get 2 3 gal kegs. Drip try runs to a drain for any leaks. My wife’s request was a dishwasher behind bar and talked me into 6 taps vs 4 I originally spec’ed in. My goal was to make a Irish/English style pub. The stone work ties into the fire place in the basement. I only make beer for the bar, had to hire a craft mans to build it. Best part, first beer I served from the tap was to my builder and his helper. View attachment 654336View attachment 654337View attachment 654338

Excellent builds guys! Thanks for posting. This is my favorite thread here.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

You guys make me want to buy another house just to build an inside brew pub. One question, what are those poor guitars doing behind glass?? Built my VERY humble brewpub shead around the piano.

Total cost of 2500 and only 2 months of build time on my weekends was the main benefit.

Here’s my spot. Took few years to plan and many nights to figure out all the details. Managing 6 taps was a challenge to figure out but I stole 2 shelves in storage room and put in a commercial kegerator that can fit 4 5 gal cornies and on back leg I get 2 3 gal kegs. Drip try runs to a drain for any leaks. My wife’s request was a dishwasher behind bar and talked me into 6 taps vs 4 I originally spec’ed in. My goal was to make a Irish/English style pub. The stone work ties into the fire place in the basement. I only make beer for the bar, had to hire a craft mans to build it. Best part, first beer I served from the tap was to my builder and his helper. View attachment 654336View attachment 654337View attachment 654338

 

[jlinz]

You guys make me want to buy another house just to build an inside brew pub. One question, what are those poor guitars doing behind glass?? Built my VERY humble brewpub shead around the piano.

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Looks like a good place to drink beer to me!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Much agreed! [emoji482]

Looks like a good place to drink beer to me!

 

[beerme70]

Looks like a good place to drink beer to me!

Is there a BAD PLACE to drink beer?

 

[day_trippr]

Riding a "Tilt-A-Whirl" would qualify for most

 

[bwible]

Picked up the bar in a consignment shop. Got the stools on Craigslist. Bought the lighted 3 tier display and lighted shelves online. Shelves and 3 tier display light up and change colors. Kegerator from (where else?) Kegerator.com. Handpump from UK Brewing. I’ve since added a portable ice maker and a Margaritaville frozen margarita maker, not in the pictures.

Bar is only 5 feet. I had to make it work in the little space I had in the basement. No sink, no wetbar, and no bathroom down there.

 

[jlinz]

Picked up the bar in a consignment shop. Got the stools on Craigslist. Bought the lighted 3 tier display and lighted shelves online. Shelves and 3 tier display light up and change colors. Kegerator from (where else?) Kegerator.com. Handpump from UK Brewing. I’ve since added a portable ice maker and a Margaritaville frozen margarita maker, not in the pictures.

Bar is only 5 feet. I had to make it work in the little space I had in the basement. No sink, no wetbar, and no bathroom down there.
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Love the beer engine. I need one of those.

 

[bwible]

Love the beer engine. I need one of those.

http://realaleamerica.com/?page_id=2083

I got mine from UK Brewing. They sell all kinds of cask ale supplies. The link above is great info how to connect it. It took me a bit to figure it out. So I’ll pass it on and hopefully save you some trouble.

 

[jlinz]

http://realaleamerica.com/?page_id=2083

I got mine from UK Brewing. They sell all kinds of cask ale supplies. The link above is great info how to connect it. It took me a bit to figure it out. So I’ll pass it on and hopefully save you some trouble.

Do you know if you can use this with a regular old keezer with the tap on top?

 

[bwible]

Do you know if you can use this with a regular old keezer with the tap on top?

The handpump I have is a clamp on model. It clamps to the top of the bar. The link I sent was how to connect hoses. The hoses that connect to most of the handpumps are much larger than what we normally use for corny kegs or beer line. The problem this causes is that you can’t put a corny keg disconnect on the other end. But if you use the John Guest fittings, the piece they show that has a barbed end and a smooth end is also available as a step down for different sizes on each end. So you run the large hose to the step down with a smaller hose on the other side. I think its like 1/2” to 3/16”.

There is no reason you couldn’t have a corny in a keezer and run a line to the handpump clamped to the bar. If you have a handpump though you probably want to brew something English and those beers are not usually served ice cold anyway. My kegerator holds 3 and has 2 taps. So I keep the one in there for the handpump until serving time. Then I take it out and let it warm a little. Truth be told I only use it occasionally for parties.

The other big thing you have to remember is a handpump is gravity dispense, doesn’t use co2 pressure. So you have to vent your corny keg before you attach the keg to the handpump, or the pressure in the keg will push beer out through the pump and possibly damage the pump. You can lock the vent open on most corny kegs while in use and this will mimick a cask. Then we cheat by sealing and purging with co2 when we are done pumping beers. Unless you’re going to drink a keg in one sitting.

 

[jlinz]

That’s exactly what I want to do! Run a line from a corny up through the keezer top to a beer engine connected to the bar countertop. Thx!

 

[pigroaster]

Here is my new set up using walnut I cut 30 years ago. The funny thing behind the bar is a glass rinser using two kegs and CO2 to drive it. The keezer has a real still head on it to serve beer. It is insulated and divides so cold air is sucked from Keezer bottom and across the tap shanks and returns to the keezer top. It runs on a relay to control the tower temp. See digital controller assembly on keezer back spot.

 

[pigroaster]

Here is keezer from a distance and my bottle stand is made from oak.

 

[jlinz]

Is there a BAD PLACE to drink beer?

Been trying to think of one, but I can imagine having a beer anywhere. Maybe underwater?

 

[zenrev]

Bar/Brewery/Recording Studio/Home office

 

[murphyslaw]

Bar/Brewery/Recording Studio/Home office

I'm imagining what this one looks like and it's very cool! [emoji6]

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

Very nice. Really like the grain in the bar. Type of wood?

 

[NightOwlBrewing]

After months of work it's finally done.

 

[crusader1612]

After months of work it's finally done.

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Would love to see behind the wall.

 

[telejunkie1]

Few years old and has been "well loved" in that time. Built this when I overhauled our basement, which, given the current situation, has turned into our bar, office, school, movie theatre, sports center, greenhouse, laundry mat, and gym.

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

After months of work it's finally done.

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Very, very nice. Kudos to you.

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

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Nice top. What was used epoxy?

 

[duncan.brown]

After several weekends in lock-down at home, I'm finally done with my basement bar! For those interested in the details, I have a build thread here:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/keezer-and-bar-build.679376/