Thanks! Still trying to decide what the middle tap handle should be!
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Thanks! Still trying to decide what the middle tap handle should be!
brettg20
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Just put on my new Perlick's
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I found this old Perlick kegerator on Craigslist for $75. It came with a full aluminum co2 tank and regulator (way out of date, but I can still exchange it at airgas). It was set up as a one tap with ball lock connectors.
The guy said he hadn't used it in years, just kept it in the garage as a spare fridge. I took the lines apart and the beer had gelled in the line and the chrome platooning was flaking off the hard line. It has a chrome lin coming down the tower, but I didn't like the look of the plating.
I replaced the tower with a cheap 3 tap off Amazon, put in a 4 way gas manifold and made a slight mod to the fan so I can have 3 kegs on tap and one carbing at the same time. There isn't enough room to get a fourth serving tap on the 4th keg.
One thing I did that I will change in the future is that I put a large laundry drawer under it with wheels. The original plan was just to build a frame with wheels, but I found this drawer and thought I could lay the co2 bottle under it. After reading about people freezing their regulators. I decided not to put the bottle under the fridge. The problem that I have with the current setup is that the taps are about a foot higher than I would like.
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The guy said he hadn't used it in years, just kept it in the garage as a spare fridge. I took the lines apart and the beer had gelled in the line and the chrome platooning was flaking off the hard line. It has a chrome lin coming down the tower, but I didn't like the look of the plating.
I replaced the tower with a cheap 3 tap off Amazon, put in a 4 way gas manifold and made a slight mod to the fan so I can have 3 kegs on tap and one carbing at the same time. There isn't enough room to get a fourth serving tap on the 4th keg.
One thing I did that I will change in the future is that I put a large laundry drawer under it with wheels. The original plan was just to build a frame with wheels, but I found this drawer and thought I could lay the co2 bottle under it. After reading about people freezing their regulators. I decided not to put the bottle under the fridge. The problem that I have with the current setup is that the taps are about a foot higher than I would like.
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It took many nights and weekends, but she's finally finished and pouring cold brew.
Full details in this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-keezer-build-ode-jester-snowveil-458745/
Full details in this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-keezer-build-ode-jester-snowveil-458745/
parrothead600
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Nothing elaborate, but it works great. I got the freezer from my wife's friend for free. She was hauling it in the back of her truck when the lid blew open. The lid would not seal afterward. A little bit of "body work" & the addition of the collar and all is good.
As you can see, I have 2 kegs on tap & I have an additional CO2 hose to have a 3rd keg "on the gas"
As you can see, I have 2 kegs on tap & I have an additional CO2 hose to have a 3rd keg "on the gas"
Homebrew54
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My keezer made from a deep freeze with temp contoller
Just installed the drip tray. Now to clean the floor 
Nice. I love the bear head opener. eBay?
Where did you get the ice cold beer bear sticker?
Really cool looking keezer!
Well I have the indoor setup nicely with the Kegerator as shown in an earlier post, but I needed something for outdoors when the weather is good.
Dont want to be walking inside everytime we need a beer!
Picked up a couple of old Pallets, a plastic food grade 44 Gallon Drum, and a 4 tap tower, stuck it all together and gave it a coat of stain and outdoor varnish.
Total cost $50 (without the tower)
Holds 4 Corny kegs and the CO2 Bottle, couple of bags of ice and it stays cold for well over 8 Hours at 28 Degrees Celcius in the Sun. (and the hoses are not even insulated, perfect pours everytime.
Big enough for around 6-8 guys to comfortably stand around.
Will make some stools to sit on when I get some time.
Dont want to be walking inside everytime we need a beer!
Picked up a couple of old Pallets, a plastic food grade 44 Gallon Drum, and a 4 tap tower, stuck it all together and gave it a coat of stain and outdoor varnish.
Total cost $50 (without the tower)
Holds 4 Corny kegs and the CO2 Bottle, couple of bags of ice and it stays cold for well over 8 Hours at 28 Degrees Celcius in the Sun. (and the hoses are not even insulated, perfect pours everytime.
Big enough for around 6-8 guys to comfortably stand around.
Will make some stools to sit on when I get some time.
parrothead600
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You guessed it. The opener & the decal both came from ebay It's amazing the cool s**t that you can find there.
Jacinthebox
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Well I have the indoor setup nicely with the Kegerator as shown in an earlier post, but I needed something for outdoors when the weather is good.
Dont want to be walking inside everytime we need a beer!
Picked up a couple of old Pallets, a plastic food grade 44 Gallon Drum, and a 4 tap tower, stuck it all together and gave it a coat of stain and outdoor varnish.
Total cost $50 (without the tower)
Holds 4 Corny kegs and the CO2 Bottle, couple of bags of ice and it stays cold for well over 8 Hours at 28 Degrees Celcius in the Sun. (and the hoses are not even insulated, perfect pours everytime.
Big enough for around 6-8 guys to comfortably stand around.
Will make some stools to sit on when I get some time.
that's badass
hawgwild81
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Nice paint job
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lotusworker
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Just finished mine last night. Cost just under $100 to build and that includes me building the temp controller. I even mounted some computer fans on the cover for free. (excluding the tap) I really couldn't have done all this without everyone's help on HBT.
I probably will add 2 more taps, but tapped out for a bit.
I probably will add 2 more taps, but tapped out for a bit.
mothershipbrewing
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I have had this kegorator since 05. Started as 1 tap sanke set up until I started kegging my beers last winter. I installed the 3rd corny tap in January.Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew
TallahasseeBrew
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Heres mine that I just finished. It's an Idylis 7 cubic foot, A419 controller.
It holds 3 kegs and the tank inside. Took way longer than it should have because i suck at carpentry
^ Coolest treasure chest ever! :rockin:
Cheers!
Cheers!
TallahasseeBrew
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pain in the ass to build, but im happy with it, also made the chalkboard tap handles
Have to disagree with the bold part. That's the best looking treasure chest I've seen.
Nice job! :rockin:
So there's more coming in this project. But taps went in. Pretty excited. Already poured a pint off of it.
Current issue is figuring out how to run an external CO2 line without puncturing a freon line. =/ turning out to be a bit difficult. hoping when i tip it over to access the compressor to try and add a relay I'll find a nice easy path into the central cabinet for the line. Probably just going to find another infernal steel plate though.
This thing has steel plates all over. Even ran into one in the door when drilling the taps. Just BARELY avoided it enough for the shanks to clear it. Close run thing.
With small taps. I think this looks better atm.
With a couple of classic brooklyn craft taps ( sixpoint and coney island )
I switched it up and went with pinlocks in this kegerator because of their short size. They fit better. That being said I prefer the ball locks I have more. I may attempt to drill one of the pin locks to add instrumentation. I've seen some pretty good docs on how to do that on a NASA provided document ( wierd ).
Anyways.. in a few more months when I get to the REALLY fun mods I'll post more pics. Or just stop by NYC Resistor and check it out yourself if you are in Brooklyn.
Cheers!
Current issue is figuring out how to run an external CO2 line without puncturing a freon line. =/ turning out to be a bit difficult. hoping when i tip it over to access the compressor to try and add a relay I'll find a nice easy path into the central cabinet for the line. Probably just going to find another infernal steel plate though.
This thing has steel plates all over. Even ran into one in the door when drilling the taps. Just BARELY avoided it enough for the shanks to clear it. Close run thing.
With small taps. I think this looks better atm.
With a couple of classic brooklyn craft taps ( sixpoint and coney island )
I switched it up and went with pinlocks in this kegerator because of their short size. They fit better. That being said I prefer the ball locks I have more. I may attempt to drill one of the pin locks to add instrumentation. I've seen some pretty good docs on how to do that on a NASA provided document ( wierd ).
Anyways.. in a few more months when I get to the REALLY fun mods I'll post more pics. Or just stop by NYC Resistor and check it out yourself if you are in Brooklyn.
Cheers!
So there's more coming in this project. But taps went in. Pretty excited. Already poured a pint off of it.
Current issue is figuring out how to run an external CO2 line without puncturing a freon line. =/ turning out to be a bit difficult. hoping when i tip it over to access the compressor to try and add a relay I'll find a nice easy path into the central cabinet for the line. Probably just going to find another infernal steel plate though.
This thing has steel plates all over. Even ran into one in the door when drilling the taps. Just BARELY avoided it enough for the shanks to clear it. Close run thing.
With small taps. I think this looks better atm.
With a couple of classic brooklyn craft taps ( sixpoint and coney island )
I switched it up and went with pinlocks in this kegerator because of their short size. They fit better. That being said I prefer the ball locks I have more. I may attempt to drill one of the pin locks to add instrumentation. I've seen some pretty good docs on how to do that on a NASA provided document ( wierd ).
Anyways.. in a few more months when I get to the REALLY fun mods I'll post more pics. Or just stop by NYC Resistor and check it out yourself if you are in Brooklyn.
Cheers!
Nice! I love that old iron!
mcwilcr
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Here's a few pictures of my recent build.
doublesimcoe
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Haven't posted in a while. Did some upgrades now complete.
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can't remember if I posted pics when I finished. I used composite decking boards on the collar and it worked great!
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Looks fantastic! I like those bottle cap displays too! Neato.
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Is that an STC-1000 measuring temp in Farenheit? Did you upgrade to the new firmware released recently?
Darwin18
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Nice build 2BeerSpeer, minus the Duke sticker of course.
Doed
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Must know more...new firmware???
If that is Celcius, your beer is going to be a little warm.
mcwilcr
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It's an MH1210F. Same manufacturer as the STC-1000 but it is a single switch so only heating OR cooling but it is in Fahrenheit not Celsius. They are all over ebay for ~$15. Works like a charm!
They do indeed - I've had one running Keezer #2 (RIP, Keezer #1) since early December and it has been working perfectly...
Cheers!
