Show us your Kegerator

[troub]

Just took these for someone on another forum, so I might as post here since I haven't yet. A 5.2 cu. ft. Danby (DKC146SLDB, I think). It came with a single-tap tower, but after a couple of months I picked up the dual-tap conversion piece from Northern Brewer along with the Perlick. Also, I didn't have to do any modifications to this to get it cold...a lot of reading here led me to believe it might not get under 40, so I cranked it all the way and found it in the morning with a mess of frozen solid beer. I keep the knob in the middle and it's right where I want it (and it's nice to be able to go lower for the occasional homebrew cold crash).

 

[TejasBrewing]

My keezer setup

 

[joety]

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My keezer setup

Seems that's going to make it really hard to pour a beer.

 

[mciaio]

Late 1940s or early 1950s Crosley Shelvador. Got it from a local appliance store for $40. A couple of holes later and it's a kegerator.

 

[TejasBrewing]

Seems that's going to make it really hard to pour a beer.

Yea that it isnt easy but beer still flows, ha , good ole camera phone.

 

[SixFoFalcon]

Finally got around to upgrading the kegerator. Now I just need to upgrade the basement around it.

 

[chumpsteak]

Collar is not finished, but it's in my garage so .......

 

[mxpx5678]

Collar is not finished, but it's in my garage so .......

Did you really fit 5 kegs in there?

 

[bpalmer05]

Here is mine how it started and how it looks sitting in the dining room. Perlick 8184B kegerator for $200 WITH the co2 tank and 1 corney keg!

 

[johnsocool]

work in progress. ive been lurking and gathering my ideas from this awesome forum!

 

[chumpsteak]

Did you really fit 5 kegs in there?

Yep. 5 ball locks fit easily. Could go 6 with co2 on outside.

 

[mxpx5678]

Yep. 5 ball locks fit easily. Could go 6 with co2 on outside.

What size and model is that?

 

[RagingMoose]

I have lurked around here for a while, and the information on this forum is excellent. I built a pretty standard keezer using a 7.0 cf GE chest freezer and the various guides on this forum. I think it turned out pretty nicely. Here it is!

I still need to setup a fan to even the temperature difference between top and bottom (which sits around 20-30 degrees with no fan). Temporarily, I put a small fan inside just to see what kind of airflow is necessary, and it brought it almost even top to bottom and it is virtually silent from the outside with the lid shut.

I set it up for two, but this could easily hold four pin locks in the future. Or two pinlocks and a 6.5 gallon carboy, which is what I plan to do for now.

 

[JuanMoore]

What size and model is that?

Looks like the Magic Chef 7.0 CF unit to me.

 

[chumpsteak]

What size and model is that?

7.2 cu magic chef. Bought it on craigslist, so I don't know what year it is. Put a 9" collar on it I think made of 2" foam and plywood. I have actual ball lock kegs though, not converted pin locks. So they are like 8 1/2 inch diameter....don't think it would fit 4 pin locks on the floor.

 

[G-Hog]

Started building my keezer today. Got most of the cabinet done. Now I have to build the top.

 

[diegs]

Just finished last night.

 

[JWBC]

Wow, that is a lot of information to take in and drool over. Just curious if anyone has taken a side by side fridge and turned the freezer into a fermentor and the fridge part to a kegerator? I am working on the kegerator that was approved by the SWMBO for the house but want one in my garage and I am limited on space in the garage and want to add kegerator and fermentor.

 

[moboy]

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

Very cool, reminds me of eddie van halen's guitar.

 

[jholder]

And with that I have read all 344 pages of this thread. I'm well armed to start my keezer build in a couple of weeks, thanks to the excellent ideas and hard work of all of you fine people!

Thanks! :rockin:

Jim

 

[agodfrey11]

Wow, that is a lot of information to take in and drool over. Just curious if anyone has taken a side by side fridge and turned the freezer into a fermentor and the fridge part to a kegerator? I am working on the kegerator that was approved by the SWMBO for the house but want one in my garage and I am limited on space in the garage and want to add kegerator and fermentor.

It's has been done with the freezer being the kegorator and the fridge being a fermentation fridge. On side by sides the freezer portion sends air to the fridge portion, so the fridge side will always be warmer than the freezer side.

 

[Hang Glider]

Wow, that is a lot of information to take in and drool over. Just curious if anyone has taken a side by side fridge and turned the freezer into a fermentor and the fridge part to a kegerator? I am working on the kegerator that was approved by the SWMBO for the house but want one in my garage and I am limited on space in the garage and want to add kegerator and fermentor.

You're looking for this page...

 

[Khan]

Just got mine finished. Very simple, but it gets the job done.

 

[JWBC]

@agodfrey11 - I was actually thinking that it had to be that way but I was talking to one of our engineers today, I work for a cold storage, and he was saying that it should be able to be done by controlling the expansion valves but that is way out of my knowledge. Maybe I should give him some brew and have him figure it out for me but they deal mostly with ammonia not Freon but apply the same principles

@Hang Glider - The link didn't take me anywhere.

Thanks both for your help, if any one else has an idea let me know.

 

[JWBC]

By the way, I may have been not think on Sunday because today when i tried re-searching the web I get a lot of information. Maybe it was because I didn't have any brew in me!

 

[kedash]

Hi. How is that drip tray attached? I used magnets because I was afraid that cooling lines likely ran behind the front skin and didn't want to drill there.

Thanks.

Built my first one today!

Used the Costco Haier 7.1cu freezer, johnson controls temperature regulator and Kegco faucets and shanks

 

[zacjack]

In that photo I was using double sided "Heavy Duty" 3M tape. It looked great, but unfortuantely it failed after only a few hours.

It is currently held on with "industrial strength" velcro. The velcro does not look as good because it does not hang perfectly level since it is thicker and "gives" a little.

I might try the 3M tape again and give it longer cure before letting it hold any weight. The package said it could hold up to 10 pounds.

 

[G-Hog]

Started building my keezer today. Got most of the cabinet done. Now I have to build the top.

Updated picture of my keezer build.

 

[maffewl]

Just finished... now to decorate

 

[2BeerSpeer]

Just finished... now to decorate

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