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[hawgwild81]

My reclaimed wood keezer.

That's sweet!

 

[Barkingdog]

Just completed

 

[jay672]

That really is sweet nice work.

 

[gtskinner]

Long time coming! First Keezer build, done with a lot of help and research here on HBT! Tons of viewing various other keezer builds to get ideas on style, successes, failures etc.14.4 cu ft May tag, 450-460 at HD. Found on C's list for 275. 3 tap home keg kit from Keg Connection, awesome folks/ customer service, they were like a kegger's hotline! After sorting through a lot of posts, I went with 10 ft. beer lines, carbed at 30 psi for 24 hrs, dropped to 11psi for 36-48 hrs and the first beer from ALL 3 kegs were absolutely perfect pours, and tasted great! BB Witbier, NB's Caribou Slobber and White House Honey Ale!

 

[day_trippr]

Oh baby. 14 cubic feet and three faucets? I don't see that staying static for long

Cheers! And enjoy!

 

[Darwin18]

Nice job Barking Dog - love how you did that.

 

[Fordzilla]

Still not 100% complete, but it's almost there. Need to wire up the STC-1000 (currently using a second unit outside the freezer), add the drip tray, and break down and buy 2 more 525SS faucets.

 

[whosdaman]

Found a commercial unit for uber cheap and converted it into a bar

 

[scootermsp]

Last month someone asked to see a side-by-side conversion. I did mine in June and have tweeked it a bit.

It started like this:

 

[count2infinity]

whosdaman... put a shirt on dude.

 

[Capn_Bill]

Finally getting around to posting my cleaned up beverage air bm 23. Tap handle artwork is courtesy of my buddy Micah. That's my handy work with the fake lemon for the fresh squeezed lemonade for the kids.

 

[G-Hog]

Finally just about finished after a year and a half. It didn't turn out as dark as I wanted, but I like it.

 

[Stauffbier]

Finally just about finished after a year and a half. It didn't turn out as dark as I wanted, but I like it.

Very similar color scheme as mine..

Nice job!

 

[BCH]

Just finished mine.

 

[tonyc318]

Just finished mine.

That's really nice!

 

[chessking]

Just finished mine.

Could you show more pics of the inside. That doesn't appear to be the standard keezer setup. Nice job btw.

 

[3puttpete]

Got the freezer free from a friend. Very quick build (3 hours or so). Nothing fancy.

Can hold 8 pin lock or 10 kegs if 2 are ball locks.

Freezer was not modified at all. Everything goes in and out through the "collar".
The collar can slide back and forth (or come off completely) for easy access to move or change kegs.

Also, the height necessary to lift the kegs is fairly low.

The glass top forces me to keep the inside clean and organized.

Also, when I hook up the temp controller, I wire it into a 2 outlet receptacle. Then plug the freezer cord into that. Fan in the other one.

Do the same with the fermentation chamber. That way, I can unplug the freezer and put in a heater for winter brewing if necessary (my rig is in garage).
I also hook up a fan in the Ferm chamber. I usually ferment 3 buckets (15 gal total) at a time. One on bottom, one on hump and one resting on bottom bucket and leaning against the other. I was surprised how large of a temp differential there was between the bottom bucket and the other 2 (5 degrees). The fan evened that out nicely.

 

[LuiInIdaho]

Got the freezer free from a friend. Very quick build (3 hours or so). Nothing fancy.
Top can slide to the side or even come completely off.

Can hold 8 pin lock or 10 kegs if 2 are ball locks.

The glass top forces me to keep the inside clean and organized.

I like it just the way that it is. That is a great piece.

Mark

 

[Fordzilla]

Got the freezer free from a friend. Very quick build (3 hours or so). Nothing fancy.
Top can slide to the side or even come completely off.

Can hold 8 pin lock or 10 kegs if 2 are ball locks.

The glass top forces me to keep the inside clean and organized.

Cool, definitely a unique keezer.

 

[BCH]

That's really nice!

Thanks

Could you show more pics of the inside. That doesn't appear to be the standard keezer setup. Nice job btw.

Thank you. I used a mini fridge for cooling. I just framed the fridge into the box and insulated it. I would like it to cool a little more efficiently though. Prob gonna throw a mini freezer in it next summer.
I posted some of the build pics in the DIY forum. Here's the link:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/diy-outdoor-kegerator-431267/

 

[kMc21]

It took me about 3 weeks on-and-off to get through all ~4500 posts. Finally able to add mine. I still have to mount gas manifold, but it's otherwise finished. Cold crashing and kegging makes a crystal-clear ale that is much easier and faster than bottling. And there's nothing quite like pouring a cold homebrew whenever you want it.

1986 Montgomery Ward Upright. (free)
Automotive paint
Stainless tile backsplash
Carbon fiber drip tray
Three Perlick 525's and two 575 creamers
Chalkboard tap list

Build log here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/mn-kegerator-build-log-417958/













Taped off the original diagram sticker on the back before I painted.

 

[arturo7]

Nicely done, kM!

 

[count2infinity]

Dual Hinged 7.1 cu ft keeezer. It doesn't have any beer on tap yet, but one is carbing, one is still fermenting and another is ready to brew, just haven't gotten to it yet.

Here's my dog that I tried my best to draw. I'm a chemist, not an artist...

 

[nysideshow]

Mine started out as a scratch n' dent from Lowes.

 

[Fordzilla]

Finally completed mine. I can now proudly post finished pictures!

The collar is made out of oak 1x10s (Full 1x10, not nominal, they were "custom made" ). Inside I can fit 5 ball locks and a 20 lb CO2 tank.

 

[Stauffbier]

Dual Hinged 7.1 cu ft keeezer. It doesn't have any beer on tap yet, but one is carbing, one is still fermenting and another is ready to brew, just haven't gotten to it yet.

Here's my dog that I tried my best to draw. I'm a chemist, not an artist...

The drawing of the dog is a very good likeness. Oh, and that dog looks uber psycho!

 

[count2infinity]

Ha ha, I snapped a picture of him while we were playing. He does tend to go psycho when we're playing, but normally he's a sweet little dude.

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

Dual Hinged 7.1 cu ft keeezer. It doesn't have any beer on tap yet, but one is carbing, one is still fermenting and another is ready to brew, just haven't gotten to it yet.

Here's my dog that I tried my best to draw. I'm a chemist, not an artist...

Good job on the dog. That pic is HILARIOUS!

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

Finally took some pics of my kegerator.

 

[ResumeMan]

NYsideshow and count2infinity - what did you guys use as material for the collar insulation?

And in particular, nysideshow, how did you go about securely mounting that board on the face of the insulation? I've got a pretty big reg set to put in my keezer-to-be as well, and it's kind of wide to mount in a segment without insulation. So if I could have something to secure it to in front of the insulation that'd be quite helpful!

Thanks