Show us your Kegerator

[kedash]

Very clean looking. I like it! Also, I have a stout faucet on mine. If you haven't perfected the NITRO thing yet, I have found that it works perfectly to carb the beer to a very low level using CO2 and then put it on beer gas (75% NITRO, 25% CO2) @ 25 PSI. Leave it there for serving. It takes about 2 weeks on the beer gas to start pouring like a true NITRO pour. Enjoy!

I just wanted to thank everyone else who posted pictures and descriptions, great inspiration and ideas. I just finished this last night and this is my first post on here, so... no longer a "lurker" I guess.

It’s just a simple collar job but I may get a bit more elaborate with it in the future.



Untitled by nickgrant79, on Flickr


Untitled by nickgrant79, on Flickr

 

[Reeferhead]

Thanks for the advice!

 

[illinoisbuck]

Hey guys
just picked up a small upright fridgedaire and was wanting to keezer it, but after looking at it looks like the shelves are made out of the "cooling element", and thinking it might not work as the only way to get them out of the way would be to bend them and probably screw them up. anyone run into this before?

 

[matthewgardner]

Check this out illinoisbuck...might be helpful. Not my video

[ame=http://youtu.be/gnKJ8cHcuKg]Converting a Magic Chef 4.4 cubic feet mini fridge into a KEGERATOR! - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Dr1nkBeer]

You could turn the freezer on and pay attention if they get cold first?... Usually the elements on those freezers run on the sides... but you never know, and if they dont remove easy you probably spot on with them being the cooling elements...

If you can fit your carboy's in there i see an opportunity for a lagering fridge!.. My next venture is just that...

 

[liebertron]

I just finished building mine, very excited! The black paint is actually chalkboard paint so I can easily keep track of when the beers entered primary, secondary, keg, and identify which beer is on tap. Probably will add a second tap in the future but I didnt want to bite off more than I could chew at first.

 

[RogueGoose85]

I just finished mine and without further ado

What do you call that black slab tat says gentleman jack? Ive been trying to buy one, but dont know how to search for it!

 

[basementbrewbrad]

What do you call that black slab tat says gentleman jack? Ive been trying to buy one, but dont know how to search for it!

Bar Stools - Neon Signs - Tap Handles - Pub Stuff USA
try here

 

[RogueGoose85]

thanks dude

 

[gdwnjer]

Finished it up this weekend and just loaded my first keg in last night.

 

[Scooba]

Here's my pride and joy I finished during Christmas! Thanks to all the HBT'ers for the inspiration to build this thing and start kegging.

Looks great!! What kind of paint did you use on the freezer? And also, is the lip at the bottom a tray with casters?

 

[HawkATP]

This is for all you veterans and military enthusiasts out there:

I built the tower out of a brass 105mm artillery shell casing. I drilled two holes in it for the taps and insulated it with foam pipe insulation.

Hey BadOman, where'd you get that black knight tap? As an alum, I'd like to add that to my collection!

 

[gdwnjer]

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[HawkATP]

This is for all you veterans and military enthusiasts out there:

I built the tower out of a brass 105mm artillery shell casing. I drilled two holes in it for the taps and insulated it with foam pipe insulation.

Hey BadOman, where'd you get that black knight tap? As an alum, I'd like to add that to my collection!

 

[Scooba]

It's actually a fridge only. That is banner red Krylon spray paint from Wal-Mart.

The Florida Gators one?

 

[borovy3488]

Finished this one up last night. More pics to come.

 

[gdwnjer]

The Florida Gators one?

Sorry guy, I'm a newbie learning my way around.

 

[rockinmarty]

Finished it up this weekend and just loaded my first keg in last night.

Very Eddie of you looks great :rockin:

 

[joety]

The new Kegerator 2.0 is finally done, and only five days before the Fourth Annual Germantown Homebrew Festival.

A special thanks to Quaffer and MW66 for their build threads and everyone else who provided inspiration. I also want to thank Rustoleum for their White Appliance Spray Paint, which along with a wire wheel and my cordless drill restored the rusty top of the freezer. It honestly looks like new. I know with all the work that goes into these, most opt to start with a new freezer, but this was my mother's who passed away last March.

What's left of Kegerator 1.0 is in the second pic, God rest her soul as well.

 

[texag06ish]

Just finished upgrading to a three tap.

 

[marlinmatt]

A snowstorm knocked down some limbs in the yard, and a buddy donated an old fridge.... So I built this custom Kegerator. Holds 4-5 cornies easily. The handles were striped of bark and polished with Poly. The rest just came from stuff laying around the garage. BTW, the wolf hat on swmbo was a gift from Ted Nugent.

 

[rockinmarty]

A snowstorm knocked down some limbs in the yard, and a buddy donated an old fridge.... So I built this custom Kegerator. Holds 4-5 cornies easily. The handles were striped of bark and polished with Poly. The rest just came from stuff laying around the garage. BTW, the wolf hat on swmbo was a gift from Ted Nugent.

Is it just me or the pic did not show

 

[day_trippr]

Is it just me or the pic did not show

I was thinking the same thing...

Cheers!

 

[drathbone]

Here she is. Just finished her tonight but my wrench wasn't big enough to tighten my fittings and I was losing C02. Will have to wait til tomorrow to get one. Go figure. First real attempt at anything even remotely like this in terms of woodwork/diy. I think I did well. It seals up enough and holds the temp much better than I expected. The pics are from my phone and lighting sucks hence the low quality.

 

[Xtant]

Here she is. Just finished her tonight but my wrench wasn't big enough to tighten my fittinvs...

When I built mine, I was renting the across the street from my mom. I grew up in that house and knew she had only a few random tools. My wrenches only went to 1" and my largest crescent wasn't big enough. I treated through her garage and out of the three wrenches I found, one was the correct size. I promptly thanked her and informed her I was keeping the wrench. I've never had that happen. Typically, when the tool choice is limited, you are not lucky enough to find the right tool.

 

[kvnhpnr]

Here is my Kegerator, I got a fridge for free and this is what I came up with...

 

[Genetics]

Just (mostly) finished my Kegerator. It was free from my parents (their garage fridge for many years). It started out that 80's cream color. I stripped it down, primed it, painted it black. I took out all the ice maker/dispenser junk & covered the hole with a cutting board that happened to be the right size. I then foam insulated everything I could & installed an Auberin PID as a temp controller. I think I can fit 5 or 6 corny kegs in the right side and a few in the left if needed.

Also, thanks for all the inspiration on this thread. I bet I looked through 100+ of these pages looking at everyone's builds before deciding what to do.

 

[theschick]

Here is mine:

 

[Aunt_Ester]

theschick - I love the way yours turned out!

What kind of trim did you use around the color? And was the fridge black or did you paint it?

 

[theschick]

What kind of trim did you use around the color? And was the fridge black or did you paint it?

Thanks! It was pine trim that I found at Lowes, the collar is red oak. It took me a few tries to get them to stain somewhat similarly. I am quite happy how it turned out. Oh, and it was a white freezer, I painted it black.