Show us your Kegerator

[pola0502ds]

I just got around to taking some pics of my kegerator.
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It holds six kegs but only has taps for five of them.

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Six secondary regulators to dial in carbonation for each beer.

Why do you have so much hose for such a small area?

 

[bruguru]

I posted mine earlier, but here it is with all 5 taps hooked up. Need the lock on the door for the kids, and went with no drip tray, because I don't have a drain. Anyone that has ever worked in food service knows how gross drip trays can get.

 

[pola0502ds]

I was thinking about getting a drip tray with a drain on it then cutting a hole in the door right below the drip tray for a hose to go from the drip tray to a bucket inside the fridge. What do you think about that? The hose would have to be long enough so that when you open the door it stays in the bucket.

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

I was thinking about getting a drip tray with a drain on it then cutting a hole in the door right below the drip tray for a hose to go from the drip tray to a bucket inside the fridge. What do you think about that? The hose would have to be long enough so that when you open the door it stays in the bucket.

I don't see why it wouldn't work as long a you seal up the hole for the hose real well. I would try to attatch the bucket to the door somehow so it moves with door. That way you don't have to worry about the coming out of the bucket

 

[ajwillys]

I posted mine earlier, but here it is with all 5 taps hooked up. Need the lock on the door for the kids, and went with no drip tray, because I don't have a drain. Anyone that has ever worked in food service knows how gross drip trays can get.

So, without a drip tray wouldn't your floor look like that? I mean, the drips gotta go somewhere.

 

[DunklesWeissbier]

So, without a drip tray wouldn't your floor look like that? I mean, the drips gotta go somewhere.

I was thinking the same thing.

I have a drip tray with no drain. Its removable so I just have to rinse it every once in a while depending on use. Most of the time I throw it in the dishwasher whenever I run it and it never gets gross.

 

[bruguru]

Actually those perlicks are nice, and only drip about 3 times after a pour. Even if some does drip, it's a quick wipe up later. I thought about the hole in the door thing, now I got open liquid in the door, that's gonna smell like ass, and I know i'm going to tip it over. I know drip trays are nice to have, but they are nasty. if you don't clean them, they get really gross, and collect thos fruit flys, and anything else that gets in there.
I had some guys over for a brew day, and bbq, and not a drip on the floor.

 

[joety]

Actually those perlicks are nice, and only drip about 3 times after a pour. Even if some does drip, it's a quick wipe up later. I thought about the hole in the door thing, now I got open liquid in the door, that's gonna smell like ass, and I know i'm going to tip it over. I know drip trays are nice to have, but they are nasty. if you don't clean them, they get really gross, and collect thos fruit flys, and anything else that gets in there.
I had some guys over for a brew day, and bbq, and not a drip on the floor.

I had those fruit flies bad last summer. Ever time you went to pull a pint you'd be dabbing for fruit flies in your beer.

 

[pola0502ds]

Actually those perlicks are nice, and only drip about 3 times after a pour. Even if some does drip, it's a quick wipe up later. I thought about the hole in the door thing, now I got open liquid in the door, that's gonna smell like ass, and I know i'm going to tip it over. I know drip trays are nice to have, but they are nasty. if you don't clean them, they get really gross, and collect thos fruit flys, and anything else that gets in there.
I had some guys over for a brew day, and bbq, and not a drip on the floor.

Open liquid in the door? Why will it smell?

if you are talking about the beer dripping into the drip tray and then going into a bucket, what you need to do is get a jug with a carboy stopper. put the stopped on, put the hose in one hole and a airlock on the other. It won't smell.

 

[joety]

Open liquid in the door? Why will it smell?

if you are talking about the beer dripping into the drip tray and then going into a bucket, what you need to do is get a jug with a carboy stopper. put the stopped on, put the hose in one hole and a airlock on the other. It won't smell.

That's genius. I'm definitely copying that.

 

[bigdfromaz]

Ok, decided to build a keezer. Wife didn't like the look of through-collar designs; showed her this thread and JUST MY LUCK, she settles on the Jester design! Amateur carpentry aside, I surprised even myself. I took a week off of work and built this.

Now if anyone has any good coffin cooling secrets, I am all ears. MY PC fan is pretty underpowered. I am thinking of trying this as it looks like pretty happy campers over there. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/pvc-tower-cooling-solution-43072

Alright, I've been lurking for awhile here, but this is the one. I just bought myself a 5.0 cf Wood's freezer on CL for $50 and I've been thinking of doing something like this. It definitely has to have a coffin or tower (I've got a 21 month old and a 7 month old who I'm sure will be grabby if it's too low). It also has to be tasteful enough to live inside the house and fit with the wife's idea of decor. Did you make the sides so they can come off or is that just a pic of the build? Great looking keezer btw.

 

[bigdfromaz]

Not as cool as some I have seen on here but overall I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.....

I like it. If you ever want to finish the rest of the freezer you've got a great tower to work with. I may go that route, at least I'll have something somewhat presentable and functional until I finish the whole thing.

 

[bruguru]

Open liquid in the door? Why will it smell?

if you are talking about the beer dripping into the drip tray and then going into a bucket, what you need to do is get a jug with a carboy stopper. put the stopped on, put the hose in one hole and a airlock on the other. It won't smell.

I didn't want to go through that much trouble. For me, just not putting a drip tray in was the easiest thing to do. Plus the kids would be screwing with it, it was just easier. I'm not saying I don't think drip trays are the way to go, they are if you have a drain for it. If not you have to empty it, and if you don't keep up on it, it gets disgusting. I can't even keep up with my espresso maker drip tray, and when I pull it out, I get gross coffe smelly water all over the place. So for someone else a pull out tray would be an option, for me it is not, I know how I roll, LOL.

 

[pola0502ds]

I didn't want to go through that much trouble. For me, just not putting a drip tray in was the easiest thing to do. Plus the kids would be screwing with it, it was just easier. I'm not saying I don't think drip trays are the way to go, they are if you have a drain for it. If not you have to empty it, and if you don't keep up on it, it gets disgusting. I can't even keep up with my espresso maker drip tray, and when I pull it out, I get gross coffe smelly water all over the place. So for someone else a pull out tray would be an option, for me it is not, I know how I roll, LOL.

No problem man, just putting some ideas out there.

 

[brewmcq]

Hi, here is our just finished keezer build. Our goal was to as taps to the bar and have it look clean so we went for a window in the wall style. When pushed up to the wall it looks built in practically so we are quite pleased!

(apologies if the pics are huge. I am sending this from the android app so not sure if it scales them. I will resize when I get to a pc.)

This is almost exactly how I want to to taps for The Pub, but don't have the space behind the one wall I could put the taps.

Glad to see my idea looks so good.. ;-)

 

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This is almost exactly how I want to to taps for The Pub, but don't have the space behind the one wall I could put the taps.

Glad to see my idea looks so good.. ;-)

For anyone looking (like I was) the post in reference here is on page 256.

 

[brewmcq]

For anyone looking (like I was) the post in reference here is on page 256.

Or just click on the little

icon next to "mcberry" in the quote... ;-)

 

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Or just click on the little

icon next to "mcberry" in the quote... ;-)

Dang, I've been here 2-1/2 years and I never knew that! Thanks for the tip!

 

[brewmcq]

No prob.

I'm the geek who clicks everything on a page to see what happens. ;-)

 

[BurgerJones]

Finally got the Duckerator in good enough shape to share a few pics. Many thanks to the HBT community, couldn't have done it without this thread (and many others).

 

[DustBow]

nice - that's a lot of faucet locks. Do you have teenage kids or sneaky neighbors?

 

[BurgerJones]

nice - that's a lot of faucet locks. Do you have teenage kids or sneaky neighbors?

Neither...just one curious two-year-old with mad bartending skillz.

 

[Turlian]

Major thanks to everybody on this site! She's not much to look at, but she's finally up and running.

 

[flabyboy]

Finally got the Duckerator in good enough shape to share a few pics. Many thanks to the HBT community, couldn't have done it without this thread (and many others).

love it. what size chest freezer is this

 

[joety]

Neither...just one curious two-year-old with mad bartending skillz.

How do those work? Do you just turn the key, or do you have to remove the lock itself to serve?

 

[wedge421]

Neither...just one curious two-year-old with mad bartending skillz.

HAH yeah ive got a 15 month old who has been eyeing up my taps every time I pull on. Luckily he is still to short!

 

[BurgerJones]

How do those work? Do you just turn the key, or do you have to remove the lock itself to serve?

The Perlick locks are surprisingly handy. The key turns a tightening screw that clamps down the neck of the tap handle. You do have to remove the lock to serve, but it's very lightweight and can just sit on top of the keezer while you pour a pint. They're all keyed the same so I just leave one key in a lock.

The stout tap lock is another story, though. Kind of a PITA, it's got a steel rod with two O-rings that you have to cram up into the faucet to keep it locked.

 

[BurgerJones]

love it. what size chest freezer is this

It's a 8.8 CF Kenmore. Fits 7 corny kegs if I keep the gas cylinders outside the freezer.

 

[bigdfromaz]

HAH yeah ive got a 15 month old who has been eyeing up my taps every time I pull on. Luckily he is still to short!

And that's why I'm building a tower on my keezer. I've got a four year old who kept trying to get into the root beer I had on tap in the garage fridge with a picnic tap. Now I've moved them into a Ranco controlled freezer inside, still with picnic taps, but once I get it finished it's got to be tall enough to keep her and the 22 month and 8 month old boys from dumping everything on the floor.

 

[bruguru]

The Perlick locks are surprisingly handy. The key turns a tightening screw that clamps down the neck of the tap handle. You do have to remove the lock to serve, but it's very lightweight and can just sit on top of the keezer while you pour a pint. They're all keyed the same so I just leave one key in a lock.

Awsome build man, you can tell all the work you put into it. I have young kids too, and they are suprisingly good at getting to your taps and yanking them once in a while. As soon as I hear the familiar streamy splash of my beer hitting the floor, i'm up and running, Ha ha.
Hasn't happned in a while, I think they have forgotten about it. Again, great build