Show us your Kegerator

[orion7144]

Here is mine. Currently making new tap handles with chalkboard paint. I have been upgrading my taps to perlicks ( only one left)

 

[gilstein21]

some helpful hints and ideas for me in here. I'm glad to find out that there is black paint that will do the job instead of trying to find a black freezer.

 

[orion7144]

some helpful hints and ideas for me in here. I'm glad to find out that there is black paint that will do the job instead of trying to find a black freezer.

If you are referring to mine above it is textured spray paint from home depot.

 

[Darkness]

Is that a copper T? And if so how big is that mofo?

No PVC 4" Hammerd Copper Paint but it looks pretty freaking sweet hope to have wrapped up by end of week maybe

 

[Darkness]

If you are referring to mine above it is textured spray paint from home depot.

That is cool paint I thought you used. That composite deck wood

 

[shine]

I have a 420-Liter chiller plate fridge. Had a custom-made shelf fabricated to support the weight of the kegs. A few iterations later, I've added CO2 and Nitro lines to make them as interchangeable as I feel this week.

Here are some pics.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=106805&stc=1&d=1363007221

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=106806&stc=1&d=1363007221

 

[jburton1103]

Here's Dorothy, Nearly finished. Installing the fans today.
Wired up an environmental monitoring system. Temp, airflow, humidity, light, sound, door, and flooding sensors. Pretty excited to be finished.

 

[Smcvail]

Here is my newly finished wall tap.

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[zachattack]

I have a 420-Liter chiller plate fridge. Had a custom-made shelf fabricated to support the weight of the kegs. A few iterations later, I've added CO2 and Nitro lines to make them as interchangeable as I feel this week.

You run all your beers through stout faucets? Do you run everything with nitro/beer gas? Do you remove the restrictor plate for normal (CO2) dispensing?

So many questions!

 

[Butchhe]

Here is my newly finished wall tap.

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That is a sweet setup!!! Bravo.

 

[Smcvail]

Thanks for the nice words on my wall tap. I am not a home brewer but I came here looking for ideas when I decided to install a kegerator. There were so many great ideas and it really inspired me. Thanks to everyone that shared pics of their setups.

 

[arturo7]

Here is my newly finished wall tap.

Nicely done!

 

[ajwillys]

Here is my newly finished wall tap.

Woah, woah, woah. That's not a kegerator, that's a tap on the wall! How do we know beer can actually come out of that thing unless we get to see the backside? :fro:

Seriously, very nice looking and clean. Fits the stone perfectly.

 

[brewmcq]

Long time member, haven't posted in forever...

My old (1988) 10 cu ft keezer finally kicked the bucket. Of course, it had to do it the week of our biggest pub party. And after my new Johnson Controls A419 came in and the keg of non-homebrew was ordered, of course. This prompted an immediate trip to Lowe's an hour away.

Lowe's, of course, didn't have the freezer we wanted.. it was good-sized, but not huge, and priced right. So, what did Associate Andy do? He went to the manager, explained the situation, and they gave us the next-sized up freezer (Frigidaire LFFN15M5HW) for the same price as the one we wanted. $120 off. Seriously. That's why I keep going back to Lowe's. Add our $100 rebate from the State of Maine for purchasing an Energy Star compliant appliance, and that means a new beer cooler for half price and then some. Score. Yes, I know how to shop!

Anyway... SWMBO and I got home and fitted the new keezer with a collar (I decided to do it right this time.. the old one didn't have a collar). I still have CO2 and beer lines and whatnot to run, and need to stick a fan in it, but I am just so very very very happy with this...

 

[tshinefield]

Here is my newly finished wall tap.

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Is that sweet new tap on inside or outside of your house? (Assume inside based on the electrical switch). Also curious about your setup behind the wall. Nice job.

 

[Smcvail]

So here is a pic of the inside of me fridge. I used an 1 1/2 rigid plumbing loop with computer fan to keep beer lines cool. Seems to be working great no issues with foam and the beer is cold no matter if it is the first pour or the fourth. Thermometer temp is high because I had the door open taking pics. pretty much stays between 38-39 degrees.

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This picture just shows the location of the fridge to the taps. As you will notice the fridge is directly behind the wall taps. I wanted to keep the fridge as close to the faucets as possible so the beer doesn't have much opportunity to warm up.

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[HokieBrewer]

I am not a home brewer

Not yet anyways!

 

[Anon]

Not yet anyways!

Yep same thing happened to me. Joined this forum to look at kegerator builds ended up a home brewer

 

[Smcvail]

I would love to brew some beer. I want to meet up with another interested person and share the cost of the equipment. Someday I will surely brew some beer.

 

[Kayakr1988]

Chest freezer with removable lid on left and tap with plexiglass on right.

 

[Butchhe]

Chest freezer with removable lid on left and tap with plexiglass on right.

Very nice. It looks like you bought it at Ikea!

 

[Kayakr1988]

Haha that would have saved me some time if ikea sold these.

 

[microbrewed]

My newest creation! A Sub-zero kegerator!

 

[Anon]

nice setup! inside pics!

 

[Punx Clever]

The trash-o-rator ready to head out for St. Patty's Day:

 

[29thfloor]

I started with 4 taps and added 2 more last week. It's never enough?

Did you start with 8/4 cherry or is that 2' 4/4 board to get the thickness?

I routed a 7/16" rabbet on the bottom of my collar so it slips on top of the freezer. Nothing is needed to hold it in place.

How much of a pain in the ass is it to add more taps later? I have a chest freezer and 3 kegs right now so I was gonna build a collar with openings for 3 faucets but I'm pretty sure I'll want to add a couple more.

Does it make sense to drill all the holes now and then plug the ones I'm not using or can I just drill more holes later? I'm just thinking if I stain/finish the collar in some way I could screw it up later by drilling more holes.

Or maybe not? I don't have much experience building stuff like this.

 

[BadgerBrigade]

That's how I would do it. If you think you're going to eventually have five taps then I would drill all five holes and just plug the last two with insulating material behind a few rubber bungs or something.

 

[brewinchef_fairfax]

Just picked up my new-to-me kegerator this week.

Can anyone help me put together a shopping list for a dual regulator setup. I just want to make sure I order all the right stuff from the beginning. The hose to the tower and the faucet have already been replaced and I have a new 5lb tank. I'm planning on ball lock cornys.

 

[masonsjax]

A few kegerator related tips I've picked up on:

Don't skimp on regulators, you'll likely be replacing them at some point if you do. I love the micromatic regulators, the big chrome ones with the knurled adjustment knob. Very solid.

I recommend using 3/16" beer line and 1/4" barbs for everything. You'll eliminate most gas leaks before they happen, and whatever line you have left over will be universally useful for whatever you might need to do. It's a little bit of a pain to assemble initially, but trust me, it's more of a pain to lose full tanks of gas repeatedly. NB: you'll probably have to swap out the barb that comes with your regulator for a 1/4" one, so be sure to put that on your list.

Once you get everything assembled, test for leaks by putting 30+ psi on the system without kegs connected, close the tank valve and let it sit overnight. If you still have full pressure, you should be good to go, as long as your keg lids are seated properly.

Make the serving lines longer than you need and you can shorten them later if you really want to.
Welcome to the wonderful world of kegging!

 

[brewinchef_fairfax]

Welcome to the wonderful world of kegging!

Thank you much.. I've been waiting to get it going for a while.. Been bottling forever.

This is the regulator I was looking at.
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/double-co2-regulator.html