Show us your Kegerator

[ajwillys]

I wouldn't recommend drilling through the sides. Not worth the risk.

I may be wrong about this, but I don't think I am. If its a commercial fridge with glass front, it probably doesn't have coolant lines in the walls. That's a phenomenon for residential cooling only. Commercial units have a radiator like clump of coils and a fan that blows across them.

 

[damnitbeavis]

short spoon- If indeed there are coils running through the sides, you could always use it as a temperature controlled fermentation chamber, by only adding a temperature controller. Then, keep your eyes peeled for another sweet craigslist deal, unless you are limited by space.

 

[ShortSpoonBrew]

Thanks for all the info guys! I'm loving this site more and more everyday. I promise to upload a photo as soon as we finish the project.

 

[Face Eater]

Thanks for all the info guys! I'm loving this site more and more everyday. I promise to upload a photo as soon as we finish the project.

Cant wait to see it. All of the ones i have seen are unique in their own way.

 

[starrfish]

Found a small leak in regulator connection which may explain my CO2 usage. fixed that today, I think. Pics would be great. Love mine. makes me wonder why I ever bottled! Kegging is so much easier!

 

[dttk0009]

Managed to get my hands on a second corny keg! Dual tap set-up here I come!

 

[starrfish]

Managed to get my hands on a second corny keg! Dual tap set-up here I come!

get a 3rd keg to keep that dual tap pipe line full otherwise you'll have 1 empty a good part of the time, found that out the hard way. I try to have 2 going at any given time brew a 3rd about 1/2 way empty on keg 1 and sugar prime (1/3 cup priming sugar for 2 weeks) the 3rd so when 1 kicks... ready to go on next. force carb as needed if 2 kick in close order. saves on gas with this method.

 

[physast]

I decided to do it. I upgraded from my two tap Haier kegerator to this Kenmore 8.8 keezer. I used 1X8 Oak with red mahogany stain for the collars. 2 inch Tuff-R insulation for the top collar.

This is also a dual hinge unit, using extra factory hinges from sears direct.

Overall it was not that hard to make, even in my one bed room apartment.

 

[wfred]

Here is my kegerator. I have enough room for 4 corny kegs and my CO2 tank.

 

[Dan]

HD Kegerator. Was fun to make but eats way to much electricity. Next one will be made from an energy efficient frige. I believe it will be worth the cost over the long run.

 

[AeroT]

Heres mine

 

[david83]

[/IMG] heres mine 2 taps for now although the thing can hold 6 kegs

 

[david83]

oh and it is in my living room !!!

 

[Rob_]

It was a pretty straight forward build. A couple of notes...

-used a small chisel to break the tabs securing the top to the front
-did not reuse the housing for the temperature gauge / door light
-soldered the connection closed for the door switch light and filled the hole with GreatStuff foam
-used the wires for the light, to power a fan box that cools the tower
-picked up a project box, 120VAC 4" fan, fuse assembly and 0.5Amp fuse from RadioShack
-cut off one side of the 3/4" coupler and epoxied it to the inside of the project box.
-used a whole saw for the fan cut out, but ran the drill backwards so that it would not bite into the plastic project box.
-I'm using pin lock kegs. It's a tight fit, but 2 will fit... you need to cut out some of the trim where the freezer shelf was to get it to fit.
-2x 12" long 3/4" copper tubing and 3/4" vinyl tubing sandwiched between the copper runs up into the tower.
-tied them together with tie wraps and yet loose enough, so that it was snug against the hole I drilled. This prevent it from slipping while I was filling in the gaps with GreatStuff Foam
-used 3/4" copper tubing b/c I could feed the brew lines down it without removing the fittings
-wrapped the copper tubing in the tower with pipe wrap
-used a 3/4" piece of plywood with pronged Tee-Nut to secure the tower to the lid
-used a Rotozip to make a 3/4" deep hole the same size as my piece of plywood
-secured the plywood with Foam glue
-used white duct tape to make the tubing coming down from the tower look neater and also cover any place I sprayed in Great Stuff foam.
-Cut out the door insert, but left the groove for the weather stripping.
-completely removed all of the closed foam insulation in the door and replaced it with vinyl-one-side fiberglass insulation (had some laying around from the garage door insulation kit)
-had the glass cutter at Lowe's cut the Lexan to size, to cover the hole in the door.
-painted the Lexan white on one side and siliconed the Lexan to the door with the painted side towards the insulation
-secured the air value header with doublesided High Bond tape to the wall first and then followed up with some sheet metal screws.
-the rails (sold as drawer handles) are secured to the lid with some washers and the screws that came in the package.
-secured the lid down with foam glue and construction adhesive around the outer edge.

Please excuse the grammar, spelling and typos... I'm on my 3rd pint of the Moose Drool clone.

Oh and it lives in my home office.

 

[joey11bball]

Painted chalkboard paint for the beer description and airbrushed the hop vines

 

[brewthunda]

Is that an Ice maker or trash compactor on the left?

Hey guys - sorry for the slow reply. That is an ice maker. Makes 25 lbs of cocktail ice a day. It's pretty neat - it freezes sheets of ice and spits them out onto a heated metal grid and perfect little clear ice cubes fall through. The ice storage area holds 50 lbs of ice, but isn't refrigerated, so it is constantly melting. That means that your ice is fresh and that it's relatively "warm" ice, so that it melts just right when you make a cocktail.

Someone else asked about the cabinets - they're from IKEA. My father in law is a tile guy and made the granite counter from 18"x24" tiles.

Sigh - unfortunately we sold that house in April and had to leave the bar there. That was hard to give up. But we got several offers on the house within days of putting it up for sale and I think the basement helped quite a bit.

Right now my wife and I are checking out this thread for ideas for a keezer.

 

[Chuginator]

Build another one!!

 

[Fid]

As a UI Alum I seriously dig this thing. Those are all just decals on there I assume?

 

[thewobblythong]

wow. epic thread. BigKahunaBrewer mentioned it on twitter, and I had to take a look. Just lost the last 4 hours trawling through the kegerator awesomeness.

Currently designing my own kegerator setup. Needs include being pretty small, able to hold two (hopefully three) corny kegs, and being approved for the house by SWMBO...

I am buying three kegs on the weekend, and will be sorting out taps & CO2 shortly after. Then I start hunting for the perfect fridge.

So much inspiration here. Nice work all!

 

[Hoppopotomus]

Hey Thewobblythong (your username cracks my a$$ up!) Give 'er all you got, you only live once. If your thinking 3 kegs....you just might as well go for 4 kegs with 4 taps and save you self some time upgrading down the line. No Mercy!

 

[thewobblythong]

Hey Thewobblythong (you username cracks my a$$ up!) Give 'er all you got, you only live once. If your thinking 3 kegs....you just might as well go for 4 kegs with 4 taps and save you self some time upgrading down the line. No Mercy!

cheers bloke. funnily enough I just ordered 4 kegs this morning, so they are on their way. I must have sensed your suggestion...

funds are tight on this project, so i will be doing it in baby steps. space is also tight (we live in an apartment) so I have to keep it small to maintain SWMBO approval for this project...

first is just to get a single tap, regulator and one of those C02 bulb systems for dispensing - I can carbonate the keg at a mates place and use my esky to chill - then go on the hunt for a mini-fridge so I can start building a kegerator proper.

I will probably stick to three taps if i can find a mini fridge that will get three kegs in, otherwise I will go with two. We plan to move in the next 12 months due to child, so once I have the space, I will build a separate 4 tap system for the brewing shed.

Cheers

Wobbles.

 

[benhamean]

Beer Altar. My house is a renovated church, and this was the altar. Underneath is a BeverageAire bar fridge I got off Craigslist for $300, but it had the tower, faucets, etc included. It holds 2 1/2 barrels and a sixtel, so I always have 3 on tap.

This very thread is what inspired me to get this beast going- thanks to all you creative beer folks!

 

[-TH-]

Hey Thewobblythong (you username cracks my a$$ up!)...

Brilliant.

 

[dinnerstick]

i think i have finally found religion

 

[runningweird]

Beer Altar. My house is a renovated church, and this was the altar. Underneath is a BeverageAire bar fridge I got off Craigslist for $300, but it had the tower, faucets, etc included. It holds 2 1/2 barrels and a sixtel, so I always have 3 on tap.

This very thread is what inspired me to get this beast going- thanks to all you creative beer folks!

That thing is awesome. Did you have to do any work to the altar to fit it in there? work pics?

and out of sheer curiosity what does the rest of your house look like?

 

[benhamean]

That thing is awesome. Did you have to do any work to the altar to fit it in there? work pics?

and out of sheer curiosity what does the rest of your house look like?

Thanks! I had to disasemble it so that the front would come off (to get at the fridge)- there are some threaded rods that have wingnuts holding the front on.
Then it was just a matter of cutting the holes for the drain and tower in the right spots and lining it all up.

Here a view from the Master bedroom 'loft'

 

[New2Brewing3]

I am new to the site and am in awe of some of the kegerators and keezers shown here. Thought I would throw mine in. It is an old fridge so when it dies, I plan on making something a little more exciting. For now, pulling beer out an old whiskey barrel is fun. Fridge will hold 3 cornies...can't seem to brew fast enough (or drink slow enough) to fill all three at the same time. But that doesn't stop me from having fun trying.

 

[j1laskey]

Thanks! I had to disasemble it so that the front would come off (to get at the fridge)- there are some threaded rods that have wingnuts holding the front on.
Then it was just a matter of cutting the holes for the drain and tower in the right spots and lining it all up.

Here a view from the Master bedroom 'loft'

Do you happen to live in Massachusetts?

 

[benhamean]

Do you happen to live in Massachusetts?

Used to. I've been in Virginia for about 10 years now.

 

[DUNDASJ]

My kegerator dual tap craigslist find for $150 sanded and painted it black. It's now a sexy black and chrome admiral fridge/kegerator.