Show us your Kegerator

[whatsleftofyou]

Random curiosity, what did you have in the KBC growler?

 

[schmoe]

Random curiosity, what did you have in the KBC growler?

It hasn't been refilled since I graduated 2 years ago, but it has had Widowmaker, lift bridge, and red jacket in it at one point or another. I had a growler from the Library as well but a friend dropped it on the cement getting it out of the car.

 

[BirdmanBrewingCo]

Well I took the keezer and gave it a facelift. I still need to get a drip tray and do a couple other things, but overall I am happy. I will be upgrading to perlick's down the road, but this should get me by for now. I guess it's time to fire up the lathe and turn some handles. I plan to put a chalkboard on the front, or a dry erase board to show what's on tap. Cheers!

Before and after:

Looking good, Oz!

 

[npre]

The thing is almost done

 

[DeNomad]

Nice job npre, did the fridge come with the Canadiens logo or did you do that yourself?

 

[npre]

"Special Edition" fridge now made even more special!

 

[j1laskey]

Go Bruins

 

[jafo28]

Just finishing up on my new kegerator, here are a few pics.

 

[joety]

Very nice. Didn't know it was possibly to fit that many kegs in an upright.

 

[jafo28]

Very nice. Didn't know it was possibly to fit that many kegs in an upright.

Thanks,I was originally hoping to get a fridge that would hold four, but had my cut up pieces of cardboard and found that five would fit in this. I was also thinking that I would have to take the door shelving off. When I got it home and put the five kegs in it I was surprised that I could still close the door with no problem. Now i've got to fill it, so i'm starting today with a brown ale and maybe another batch we'll see. BTW, its a 15cf hotpoint.

 

[jwyz1960]

How hard is it to keg homebrew?

 

[Flomaster]

How hard is it to keg homebrew?

easier then bottling, faster then bottling, less clean up

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[jwyz1960]

easier then bottling, faster then bottling, less clean up

-=Jason=-

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How soon can you drink after keging and carbonating?

 

[justcopen]

Kegging is faster and cleaner

 

[BeNNeS]

Depend if you force carbonate it (~1/2 day) or go with the let it sit method (1 week)

 

[richkev]

I'm not the most handy person in the world, but one of the best things I have done for this hobby has been kegging. I was starting to feel like the bottling was a drudgery. Now, I keg the majority and bottle some of my special beers.

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

How soon can you drink after keging and carbonating?

Kegging and carbonating is not the same as aging and conditioning.

Green beer, whether in the bottle or in the keg, needs some time to mature.

The amount of time depends on the type of beer.

A wheat, for instance, will be pretty drinkable about as soon as the beer is fully carbed.

A lager needs to sit in a cold location for a few months to be fully mature.

 

[mccumath]

Finished my kegerator about a week ago.

Older Kelvinator fridge with the freezer built into the inside the fridge. Did not want to put a tap too low, so figured I would make my own tower. Looked for an old red toolbox, but could not find one, so I went for the old kerosene can instead. Fabricated a frame out of wood inside the bottom of the kerosene can to mount the wooden base seen in the picture; made it much easier to mount to the top of the fridge. Because of the location of the freezer, had to run pipe insulation from Lowes around the beer distribution line between the freezer portion and the inside wall of the fridge to keep it from freezing. So far, so good. Cut the wire racks so the the keg would fit nicely without sacrificing all of the shelving space (they don't make things like they used to... cant find many fridges with solid metal shelving these days). Need to find some clips to mount the gas/beer lines to the inside wall of the fridge to keep things tidy, but all in due time. Awaiting the temp controller from the E-bay temperature controller build thread (thanks android!), which will just about finish the kegerator.

 

[GillandCo]

Nicely done. Looks like you put some thought into it. I like the vintage feel of the kettle. Now all you need is two more kettles and a couple more kegs! Unless you seldomly brew or only want 1 beer on tap at a time...

 

[runningweird]

looks really nice. I would never have thought of turning a kerosene can into a tower. How do you cool the line up to the tap?

do you plan on adding more taps?

I like what you did with the metal racks

 

[mccumath]

I would like to add more taps after a while, but for right now, going to stick with one. When I decide to add another tap, I am going to find an old vintage red toolbox with a hinged top to run taps from if I keep this fridge. My next project may be a keezer, but we will see. The inside of the fridge is not as deep as I had wanted, and since I use it as a garage fridge, I like to keep other things like water and occasionally soda in there too. May have to build a bottom shelf for other things so I can put more kegs on top of that!

I actually don't insulate the 5" or so of line from the inside of the fridge to the tap. I have heard that some folks do, but so far I have not seen any ill effects from not doing it. Is there a gain from doing so? If there is, I have some left over line insulation from the line inside of the fridge that may help... Any thoughts would be appreciated

 

[flabyboy]

Finished my kegerator about a week ago.

Older Kelvinator fridge with the freezer built into the inside the fridge. Did not want to put a tap too low, so figured I would make my own tower. Looked for an old red toolbox, but could not find one, so I went for the old kerosene can instead. Fabricated a frame out of wood inside the bottom of the kerosene can to mount the wooden base seen in the picture; made it much easier to mount to the top of the fridge. Because of the location of the freezer, had to run pipe insulation from Lowes around the beer distribution line between the freezer portion and the inside wall of the fridge to keep it from freezing. So far, so good. Cut the wire racks so the the keg would fit nicely without sacrificing all of the shelving space (they don't make things like they used to... cant find many fridges with solid metal shelving these days). Need to find some clips to mount the gas/beer lines to the inside wall of the fridge to keep things tidy, but all in due time. Awaiting the temp controller from the E-bay temperature controller build thread (thanks android!), which will just about finish the kegerator.

Looks nice. You just need more taps. Lol. I have three and I am wishing I had more. I love making beer

 

[DrinkNoH2O]

Finally broke down and converted my mini beer fridge into a kegerator this weekend... Had batches of a hybrid Blind Pig/Pliny IPA clone and a pumpkin ale ready for the occasion.

Pretty stoked because we're having an Oktoberfest party next weekend and we'll be able to have my homebrews on tap.

Bending the freezer down was no chore at all (had me nervous though). I let the fridge thaw for a couple days and bent it down at room temp - no kinks or anything.

My thermostat cable was very short, so I soldered in a 12 inch extension. The two ball lock kegs fit perfectly as well as a 10 lb. CO2 tank behind them (was debating 5 vs. 10 - just go with 10. It will fit!)

I want to give a big thanks to both Walker and DavidP here on the boards - their posts helped my kegerator conversion go very smoothly.

Here's the final result:

 

[strumke]

Finally broke down and converted my mini beer fridge into a kegerator this weekend... Had batches of a hybrid Blind Pig/Pliny IPA clone and a pumpkin ale ready for the occasion.

Pretty stoked because we're having an Oktoberfest party next weekend and we'll be able to have my homebrews on tap.

Bending the freezer down was no chore at all (had me nervous though). I let the fridge thaw for a couple days and bent it down at room temp - no kinks or anything.

My thermostat cable was very short, so I soldered in a 12 inch extension. The two ball lock kegs fit perfectly as well as a 10 lb. CO2 tank behind them (was debating 5 vs. 10 - just go with 10. It will fit!)

I want to give a big thanks to both Walker and DavidP here on the boards - their posts helped my kegerator conversion go very smoothly.

Here's the final result:

Where are the handles from? Are they glass or acrylic?

 

[DrinkNoH2O]

Where are the handles from? Are they glass or acrylic?

The tap handles are hand blown glass attached to Perlick 525SS faucets.

I bought the tap handles form a booth at the Stone 15th Annv. Beer Fest this year. Here's the guy's website, truly unique work:

http://www.liquidglassco.com/

The look just like nice pieces used for one of my other favorite vices...

 

[DrinkNoH2O]

Finished my kegerator about a week ago.

Older Kelvinator fridge with the freezer built into the inside the fridge. Did not want to put a tap too low, so figured I would make my own tower. Looked for an old red toolbox, but could not find one, so I went for the old kerosene can instead. Fabricated a frame out of wood inside the bottom of the kerosene can to mount the wooden base seen in the picture; made it much easier to mount to the top of the fridge. Because of the location of the freezer, had to run pipe insulation from Lowes around the beer distribution line between the freezer portion and the inside wall of the fridge to keep it from freezing. So far, so good. Cut the wire racks so the the keg would fit nicely without sacrificing all of the shelving space (they don't make things like they used to... cant find many fridges with solid metal shelving these days). Need to find some clips to mount the gas/beer lines to the inside wall of the fridge to keep things tidy, but all in due time. Awaiting the temp controller from the E-bay temperature controller build thread (thanks android!), which will just about finish the kegerator.

Looks good. Why not put the CO2 tank inside the fridge? It looks a lot cleaner and you have plenty of room inside.

 

[mccumath]

Takes up valuable space in the fridge. Barely enough room for another keg, so it would be tough to get keg + bottle in there. Next build will have to be a keezer for sure.

 

[ThatOneGuy]

Nothing special yet, but I just got it and I am excited. Plan to add one or 2 more taps and some chalkboard paint on the wall behind it to know whats on tap. Was thinking about making my own wooden handles too.

 

[frieed]

I keep looking at all of the larger projects and keep wondering "Who is going to be the first to build a keezer into an old upright piano?"

 

[shroomzofdoom]

I keep looking at all of the larger projects and keep wondering "Who is going to be the first to build a keezer into an old upright piano?"

Others have thought about it, doesn't look like it got completed:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/upright-piano-kegerator-203081/