Show us your Kegerator

[weavil]

Alright, after reading this thread any many others, I stole everyones ideas and made mine finally. It started as a $25 craiglist find, a 7cuft hotpoint freezer. It will 4 five gallon corneys, and 1 three gallon one on the hump. It has a collar and a coffin. I can open a build thread if anyone cares to see the making of it.

I would be interested in a build thread. I need all the ideas/insight I can get for when I finally build one.

 

[shroomzofdoom]

Alright, after reading this thread any many others, I stole everyones ideas and made mine finally. It started as a $25 craiglist find, a 7cuft hotpoint freezer. It will 4 five gallon corneys, and 1 three gallon one on the hump. It has a collar and a coffin. I can open a build thread if anyone cares to see the making of it.

Awww, come on you we want to see the build!! Very nice work, I like the high gloss and oak, very nice finishing skills!

Of course, when you post a coffin--I am going to ask the obligatory cooling questions. It's my thing--it's what I do. So, how are you cooling it and at least give us some coffin porn pics!

And of course, you finished it off with Perlicks. Great work!

 

[Craigvu]

the SWMBO helped with the stain and painting our family crest on the front...what a family project, huh?

Inside is the typical Frigidaire build, complete with copper pipes over the beer tubes. On the left is my ESB, and on the right is a smoked porter. Life is good!

 

[cyberbackpacker]

Very nice craigvu... you need to post a pic of it open! I am curious how the fridge door swings open with that nice front panel!

 

[beeboy]

Awww, come on you we want to see the build!! Very nice work, I like the high gloss and oak, very nice finishing skills!

Of course, when you post a coffin--I am going to ask the obligatory cooling questions. It's my thing--it's what I do. So, how are you cooling it and at least give us some coffin porn pics!

And of course, you finished it off with Perlicks. Great work!

Ok, my build thread is up!
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/they-asked-keezer-build-201300/

 

[dwpumo]

I have a full-size keggerator, however have had a hard time getting it to cool to the right temp. Probably a broken fridge.

Great shots of the small keggerator. Did you have to remove the icemaker, or can you buy one without it? Also can you fit a half barrel commercial keg? Thanks.

 

[beninan]

home made tap handle out of a chainsaw piston

 

[GillandCo]

That tap handle is freekin awsome!

 

[dinokath]

Got my kegerator all put together and ready for the lager and Kolsch I have in the fermenting fridge, which will not be ready to keg for another 6 weeks. There's soda in there now. Orange, Mountain Dew and Coke (not real Dew or Coke, but a syrup facsimile). Sweet... I need new tap handles....

Check it out:

 

[J_Homebrew]

Hey Guys here is my kegerator. I tore it down to the bones, had the bright work re-chromed, and installed a custom drip tray that I designed and my dad's buddy made for me out of stainless. I have a sprayer in the drip tray that washes out the beer drips. I painted it in 56 Chevy Sierra Gold and Adobe White. I have more pics on my website www.maltedbarley.org. I have rolled around the idea of doing more. It gets a little expensive doing it right.

 

[TomSD]

Wow J that thing is totally bad ass! Awesome recondition job on the fridge!

 

[beeboy]

Ooh lala, J, that thing is sexy!

 

[shroomzofdoom]

Giggity

 

[The Pale Horse]

Showoff.



But seriously, that is gorgeous

 

[J_Homebrew]

Thanks. It still has a ways to go. I need to make some custom tap handles and get my Co2 tank and regulator. I need to replace the bottom shelf with something a bit more sturdy as well.

 

[Burgs]

Hey Guys here is my kegerator.

Are you fkn serious. Consider me jealous.

 

[klyph]

Vintage hood ornaments as tap handles would be perfect.

 

[arturo7]

There are some truly awesome kegerators posted on this thread. We should hand out some awards.

 

[shroomzofdoom]

Thanks. It still has a ways to go. I need to make some custom tap handles and get my Co2 tank and regulator. I need to replace the bottom shelf with something a bit more sturdy as well.

Ok, you have to give us some details...Like what year is that thing?!?!? Philco is old as hell!

Curious, are you afraid of the compressor going out and/or needing repairs? I can't even imagine how you'd a repair guy for that!

 

[J_Homebrew]

Ok, you have to give us some details...Like what year is that thing?!?!? Philco is old as hell!

Curious, are you afraid of the compressor going out and/or needing repairs? I can't even imagine how you'd a repair guy for that!

The only way I have concluded to find the year on these is to find them in an old ad. Google books has some old magazines with Philco advertisements. The problem however is that they only advertised their latest and greatest. The F915 was just your run of the mill Philco (which is not much, the GE I have of the same era is a much better fridge). So my best guess based on it's body style and ads is 1952.

The compressor.. well that's why I bought a backup fridge. Unfortunately the backup fridge while having the same compressor has a bigger evaporator and condenser. So I am selling it to my buddy. I think he is going with a Chevy bowtie theme on his. The biggest thing is that it has around $300.00 worth of refrigerant in it. If it did die I would probably have my dad come out form Montana, or find a local HVAC guy to replace the compressor. You could always pick up another compressor that would work for $100.00 or so. Honestly I doubt it will ever fail. If it has made it fifty years plus I don't see it dying tomorrow.

I also have another GE (not the one on my website) that is smaller that I am going to do a candy apple green on.

 

[BeastMaster]

Got mine built this weekend, no homebrew in it yet (kegs will get here on in 4 days and I'll get them filled here pretty soon). I have the ability to swap out for homebrew or sanke style kegs whenever I want.

What do i need to purchase in order to do Sanke and Corny kegs? I want to set up a keezer with the capability to hold 1/2 bbl of commercial beer and 3 or 4 corny kegs. I have no doubt that I can build the keezer i just need some clarification on what parts i need.

 

[Jaysus]

What do i need to purchase in order to do Sanke and Corny kegs? I want to set up a keezer with the capability to hold 1/2 bbl of commercial beer and 3 or 4 corny kegs. I have no doubt that I can build the keezer i just need some clarification on what parts i need.

How do you plan on getting full 1/2s into the keezer?


P.S. the couplers on the left of the middle row, and the ball locks with short hoses in the center of the middle row are the key parts.

 

[BeastMaster]

How do you plan on getting full 1/2s into the keezer?


P.S. the couplers on the left of the middle row, and the ball locks with short hoses in the center of the middle row are the key parts.

The freezer i was looking at could easily fit one half bbl and a few cornies. I'm not saying i necessarily want 2 commercial kegs all the time, but i'd like to have the option.

 

[cyberbackpacker]

Beastmaster, I think Jaysus was thinking specifically of how heavy 1/2's are, how you will lift them to get them up and into the freezer...

 

[shroomzofdoom]

If it has made it fifty years plus I don't see it dying tomorrow.

Yeah, I had concerns about dressing up a 12 year old Kenmore. But clearly you have a plan B. It's like fixing up an old car then blowing the motor--you're going to put a new motor in it! But clearly, they don't make em like they used to. You probably have the luckiest Philco on earth!

Again, really nice work.

 

[BeastMaster]

Two weeks?

What, are your friends Mormon?

lmao, this is why I'm throwing a 1/2 bbl of something i can pick up at bevmo in my keezer.

 

[user 40839]

Well, when I'm brewing in the garage, I got tired of having to go all the way into the downstairs room (20 feet) to get a beer from Keezer Soze, so I built this little guy from a free Craigslist freezer I scored that I'd planned on turning into a fermentation chamber:

Three taps here, five in the house. What was I thinking?!

 

[Jaysus]

Beastmaster, I think Jaysus was thinking specifically of how heavy 1/2's are, how you will lift them to get them up and into the freezer...

that is what I meant.

 

[tv187u]

Here's mine. Finally got it all put together.

 

[tv187u]

Fixed now.