Show us your Kegerator

[SkewedBrewing]

Its not complete, but I finally have a kegerator. Best Buy just started carrying these. I had to bend the small freezer compartment on top, but it fits two cornies snugly. Its been a long time coming...

I'm thinking of going through the door for the faucets instead of a tower.

 

[culaslucas]

Here's Mine:

More Pics Here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f85/my-new-keezer-dual-hinge-114314/#post1262158

 

[Joe C]

Damn it! I just realized I left my HBT sticker in MA again...

 

[NoisufnoC]

nothing special, just a spare fridge turned kegorator. I built it to dispense commercial kegs before i started homebrewing. Its in my garage and is great for when i'm in there doing work on my car...and is only about 10 steps from the living room.

i can't decide if i want to move the co2 tank outside and add more shanks to it, or if i want to build a keezer.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Damn it! I just realized I left my HBT sticker in MA again...

I'm still thinking where to put mine. I'm holding out for a stand, but may just throw it on the keezer.

 

[chumprock]

nothing special, just a spare fridge turned kegorator. I built it to dispense commercial kegs before i started homebrewing. Its in my garage and is great for when i'm in there doing work on my car...and is only about 10 steps from the living room.

OMG, **** bear on your fridge!

How does the fridge handle the hot summers? When we lived there we had a freezer out there but we ended up turning it off because it ran almost non-stop.

 

[Aleforge]

OMG, **** bear on your fridge!

I was thinking the same thing, haha!

 

[NoisufnoC]

OMG, **** bear on your fridge!

How does the fridge handle the hot summers? When we lived there we had a freezer out there but we ended up turning it off because it ran almost non-stop.

so far so good. i've been running it since july and it hasn't been a problem.

I was thinking the same thing, haha!

**** bear approves

 

[Dionysos911]

Here are my long awaited pics...

 

[smashed4]

nice lil spot u got there dionysos..

you fitted two cornies in that fridge? nice.. I got the same fridge but with the stupid freezer compartment and not even one will fit..

if you get a chance take a pic with the door open I'm curious..

 

[Dionysos911]

nice lil spot u got there dionysos..

you fitted two cornies in that fridge? nice.. I got the same fridge but with the stupid freezer compartment and not even one will fit..

if you get a chance take a pic with the door open I'm curious..

That fridge is the sanyo 4912 so no freezer compartment. It popped up on craigslist so I was all over it. I'll get a door open pic up soon. I gotta say, I love having beer on tap in my apt.

 

[Shay]

Here is my second sanyo conversion. I got it off of craigslist which is why there is a ding in the door. I am going to put a stout faucet on the old one.

I think I am going to get some more kegs.

 

[RogerMcAllen]

I started with a GE 4.3 CFT refrigerator. I couldn't move that freezer section out of the way, so I unscrewed it, pushed it to the roof and wired it into place by hanging it from the original mounting holes. The blue stuff is high tech temperature stabilization fluid.

 

[indolent]

Great minds are thinking alike Mine is very similar but I went for a more "floating" approach. Kind of hard to see in the pix but the tray is about 3" away from the fridge door. There are setscrews underneath that fix the tray in place so it can be easily removed for cleaning.

-Joe

added the drip tray

What kind of adhesive are you guys using to hold the wood to the fridge/freezer?

 

[nostalgia]

I'm not using adhesive at all. I sunk a picture hanger into the wood - the kind with a keyhole shape on it - and put sheet metal screws in the door. The tray "hangs" on the screws.

-Joe

 

[nostalgia]

Like this:

-Joe

 

[ernestmyname]

nothing special, just a spare fridge turned kegorator. I built it to dispense commercial kegs before i started homebrewing. Its in my garage and is great for when i'm in there doing work on my car...and is only about 10 steps from the living room.

i can't decide if i want to move the co2 tank outside and add more shanks to it, or if i want to build a keezer.

Where did you get the pedobear sticker?!?!

 

[RC0032]

 

[IrregularPulse]

You stole two of my tap handles! haha I really like the chalk board door.

 

[RC0032]

I need to stain them. Also the SWMBO doesn't like them...gets her too riled up

 

[IrregularPulse]

I need to stain them. Also the SWMBO doesn't like them...gets her too riled up

Oh thats a HORRIBLE problem to have while drinking next to or on the couch!!

 

[Trubadour]

Just finished mine yesterday. I ordered some welding magnets to attach the drip tray and still need to attach the lines to the inside of the collar, but she's pretty much done. Room for 6 kegs total (or 4 and a lagering carboy). Dual hinge so I can just open the lid for force carbing, tinkering, etc, or I can open the collar for loading and unloading.

 

[jpc]

Interesting... is there any reason the two center shanks are longer than the two outer ones?

 

[Trubadour]

Interesting... is there any reason the two center shanks are longer than the two outer ones?

The longer ones are what I ordered from kegconnection when I thought I was going to convert a refrigerator. I got the shorter ones for free and have gotten everything else for a 4 tap setup. It would be nice if they were all shorter; maybe I'll send the long ones back and swap them out.

 

[planenut]

Interesting... is there any reason the two center shanks are longer than the two outer ones?

The longer ones are what I ordered from kegconnection when I thought I was going to convert a refrigerator. I got the shorter ones for free and have gotten everything else for a 4 tap setup. It would be nice if they were all shorter; maybe I'll send the long ones back and swap them out.

I had a similar problem. I ordered the kit w/out thinking about the shanks so some are longer. Sure wish they were all short as I sometimes have to remove a rear keg to make room to change a front one..

 

[dutch101st]

Thinking I am likeing the shank way to go more than the tower way to go...I am already committed to the tower since thats what I have, but the next keezer is going to be of the shank/collar variety.

 

[Stakem]

It is not the most stylish of beasts, but it gets the job done. The top is finished with chalk board spray paint. I went with the chalk board finish not only to keep track of what is on tap but it also serves as a score board for my dart board that is only 2 feet away.

I finished this project last weekend. It is funny how this idea started out a month ago simply as me wanting a unit to lager in...than a larger than expected free freezer offer later, I have a unit to lager in along with 4 cornies and room for a full barrel.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Thinking I am likeing the shank way to go more than the tower way to go...I am already committed to the tower since thats what I have, but the next keezer is going to be of the shank/collar variety.

Dittoo I built a tap box to incrporate in a bar build, but am thinking of removing it and changing to a collar mounting tap design.

 

[ISUBrew79]

I finally got my kegerator finished up! It is an Oster 5.0 cubic foot fridge. I decided to go with the Irish Coffin Style setup rather than the tower.

As you can see, I have a high tech drip tray. Okay, it's just a heating vent grille that I picked up at Menard's, but I am going to paint it with a metallic finish to match the Perlicks and make a wooden base for it.

I lined the inside of the Irish coffin with 3/4" styrofoam board. I can remove the insulation and cut new pieces if needed. I also have a 12 volt fan mounted in a project box inside the fridge compartment that directs cold air into the Irish Coffin via a length of vinyl tubing. I decided not to wire the fan into the fridge. Instead, I ran the wire to an AC-to-DC power supply that I plugged into the wall outlet.

The air entering the draft box is at a nice 40 degrees.

At the moment, I only have one beer on tap, a classic American pilsner that I made using a cereal mash with polenta in addition to pilsner malt.

 

[Ryno]

Here's a pic of my unit .....so to speak https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/gallery/data/1/medium/The_Unit.jpg

not too fancy but works good for me.