Show us your Kegerator

[Jota21]

http://www.sleepingchainsaw.com/brew_works.htm

Halfway down on the left. I've seen it... it's pretty cool.

 

[shroomzofdoom]

OK, kegerator and a rocketship....

 

[frieed]

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

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

Yet again, I'm the 100'th guy in line behind a great "new" idea

 

[Face Eater]

Finally painted the base of the kegerator with the flat black magnetic chalkboard paint and got the drip trays.

Still needs a few more coats of paint to be more magnetic.

 

[Hoppopotomus]

Very, very nice! Great work!

 

[cyberbackpacker]

Finally painted the base of the kegerator with the flat black magnetic chalkboard paint and got the drip trays.

Still needs a few more coats of paint to be more magnetic.

Like your kegerator countertop! What is it, and how did you stain/lacquer it?

 

[Face Eater]

Like your kegerator countertop! What is it, and how did you stain/lacquer it?

Thanks!

The top I bought from menards. It is a 30 x 60 x 1" thick countertop I believe is oak that came unfinished. I routed the edges and stained the top with Minwax Jacobean. I went over it with a satin polyurethane from Minwax as well.

 

[Kylito87]

Finally painted the base of the kegerator with the flat black magnetic chalkboard paint and got the drip trays.

Still needs a few more coats of paint to be more magnetic.

HOLY Crap! That thing is bad@$$ .

I regret to inform you that you are in direct violation of making me jealous. In order to avoid a fine I will come and take that off your hands LOL.

I don't have room for something that big in my apartment though.

I am going to start working on a mini fridge conversion over the winter .

Nice work I am a sucker for flat black.

 

[Face Eater]

HOLY Crap! That thing is bad@$$ .

I regret to inform you that you are in direct violation of making me jealous. In order to avoid a fine I will come and take that off your hands LOL.

I don't have room for something that big in my apartment though.

I am going to start working on a mini fridge conversion over the winter .

Nice work I am a sucker for flat black.

Haha, thanks! It is slightly big but works nicely in the basement for now. It holds 8 pin locks and about a case of beer inside. Mini fridge conversions are great for space and still look great. Can't wait to see your finished product.

 

[natebomb]

Here's mine, still needs some finishing touches. The freezer door is chalkboard paint and I'm thinking of doing the main door the same....any comments? Also, still trying to figure out a type of door handle or I might just forgoe the handles all together. This is my first build and won't be the last, just waiting for the right offer from a couple buddies so I can upgrade to some nicer gear. And yes, this is in my kitchen next to the stainless.....GF loves it :cross:

 

[runningweird]

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who posted here, even though my build ended up not being a keezer I got so much inspiration from all of your designs and builds that my mental wheels were constantly spinning.

The creativity and ingenuity involved with some of these contraptions is enough to boggle me, not to mention the willingness to throw caution to the wind and drill through random walls and doors.

Thanks again!

Cheers, Ian

 

[runningweird]

Finally painted the base of the kegerator with the flat black magnetic chalkboard paint and got the drip trays.

Still needs a few more coats of paint to be more magnetic.

Quite nice, The top is what I wanted to do with my keezer, but went a different route. I love the staining and the flat black. Well done.

 

[Ranger]

Hello All

Let me first thank ALL of you for the amazing keezer ideas that everyone has shared. Many elements from the weeks of lurking on HBT have found their way onto my new toy, and I owe this forum a huge thanks!

Went with the Kenmore 8.8. Couldnt manage to keep it simple either, as is a common problem of mine. However, I'm sure the folks over at Visa arent complaining. Thanks again for all the wonderful ideas that kicked off 3 weeks of obsessive insomnia!

 

[mccumath]

That looks amazing!

 

[ThatOneGuy]

Quite the first post ranger. One of the slickest looking builds I have seen. I like the tile and hanging beer indicators.

 

[Ranger]

Quite the first post ranger. One of the slickest looking builds I have seen. I like the tile and hanging beer indicators.

Thanks! Thats nice to hear considering the other excellent builds that came before me. The tile was a pretty risky undertaking as I had zero experience laying it. I used about 32oz of Parks Super Coat to lay down a nice thick 1/8" layer of clear epoxy over the tile. Definitely will keep the stout out of the grout.

 

[Chuginator]

Very nice, Ranger! VERY sanitary! I like the illumination. That'll come in handy for when the rest of the lights in the house are off and you feel you have to have just ONE MORE stout! A beer beacon.

 

[Tom2365]

Hi,

Looking for a fridge for my cornie keg and the Sanyo 4912 seems to be the one. If I can't find one of those, what are the other options? Is there a list somewhere on the forum of suitable fridges? I'm looking for a small fridge, not a full size one. Thanks!

 

[chapa]

Hi,

Looking for a fridge for my cornie keg and the Sanyo 4912 seems to be the one. If I can't find one of those, what are the other options? Is there a list somewhere on the forum of suitable fridges? I'm looking for a small fridge, not a full size one. Thanks!

I'd suggest looking on craigslist, you can usually pick one up for free, or maybe $50-100. I got a $500 15 cu ft chest freezer for $90! Otherwise you can get one brand new from home dept or lowes for a few hundred bucks.

Chest freezers tend to have a little more room in them, so I would definitely consider going that route, so you can always expand your setup, but with a chest freezer, you just have to get a temp controller to keep it above freezing, and at serving temps, which will run you another $50(but do some research on that, because there are some other options you may consider for temp control, that may save you a few bucks). Theres also a thread on here called "sizing your chest freezer", that shows different models and how many kegs they fit. See if you can find it doing a search, otherwise I can link it on here later. Good luck.

 

[Tom2365]

Thanks. I've checked craigslist and nothing so far. Are there any others commonly known to work? Most mini-fridges that appear tall enough have a freezer, which is a difficult thing to remove without destroying the entire fridge, I'm told.

 

[chapa]

I'm not sure about the mini fridge, but I know there are many that use them. I've always just found them on CL. I picked up an old vintage stand up fridge for free off there, it was HEAVY, but just needed to be cleaned up a bit. Search all different variations of refrigerator, fridge, freezer, and chest/deep freezer. For $100 you should have no issues finding anything, and if you keep an eye on it for a week or so, you could probably catch an even better deal.

Now lets see some more kegerators/keezers!

 

[starrfish]

Thanks. I've checked craigslist and nothing so far. Are there any others commonly known to work? Most mini-fridges that appear tall enough have a freezer, which is a difficult thing to remove without destroying the entire fridge, I'm told.

Here is a link to my build, this danby unit has no freezer to deal with. That's the main reason I went with this model.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/danby-dar482-bls-4-4-cu-ft-mini-fridge-203925/

 

[Tom2365]

Thanks starrfish and chapa. I think I'm on the right road now.

 

[dinnerstick]

they said it couldn't be done... you can't get the parts in europe....
i know it's got nothing on some of the beautiful, amazing, clever and ingenious kegerators/keezers posted by some of you, but it's mine and it dispenses my beer!! i feel like the proud parent of the slowest kid in the class...

but what a pain, ordering parts in usa, having them shipped by a friend, getting them stopped at customs and having to pay ridiculous import duty, paying 4x too much for cornys in europe.... but hey check out the enamel inlay mayan figurine tap handles my father made! now that it's functional it will get a sprucing up- paint job and maybe some wood paneling... depends on what base level of insobriety i sustain, with stout and draught cider one room away

 

[DeNomad]

Looks sweet dinnerstick! Really love the tap handles your father made.

 

[The_Dog_42]

Finished up my kegerator earlier this month. Just today fixed the first problem (hopefully). The coils on the AC were freezing up. A little damp rid and some continuously running computer fans should do the trick though...I hate that the mirrors don't photograph well though. If anyone has any tips, I'll update this with better pics.

 

[justcopen]

That is a thing of beauty dog42

 

[runningweird]

I feel like I am looking into the tron universe

 

[JoshuaWhite5522]

That is a thing of beauty dog42

I agree. A very ambitious project and one that turned out well. Congrats it's definitely one of a kind

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Finished up my kegerator earlier this month. Just today fixed the first problem (hopefully). The coils on the AC were freezing up. A little damp rid and some continuously running computer fans should do the trick though...I hate that the mirrors don't photograph well though. If anyone has any tips, I'll update this with better pics.

For a minute there I thought it was a Mesa/Boogie amplifier. Nice work, it's a beauty!