Show us your Kegerator

[day_trippr]

For heavy duty platforms inside my brew fridges I used 3/4" plywood. Cut to pick up the original shelving supports molded into the liners on my two smaller 17cf fridges, with added center and/or front supports as needed. Ironically that wouldn't work on the 22cf fridge (food compartment is actually shorter!) so I had to add supports on the sides, back, and down the middle. I don't ferment in the 22 so no reptile bulb heater nor fan.

I've had as many as 5 full kegs on the two smaller 17cf fridges and 6 full kegs on the 22cf unit.

Cheers!

 

[bracconiere]

beautiful! and neat.

 

[day_trippr]

Jeeze, that's all just left-over pieces of raw plywood from various projects
Didn't even bother to treat it with anything...

Cheers!

 

[bracconiere]

Jeeze, that's all just left-over pieces of raw plywood from various projects
Didn't even bother to treat it with anything...

Cheers!

hmmm, remind me to never let you see my house.....

 

[day_trippr]

hahaha! Any decent flyfishing at your altitude?

Cheers!

 

[bracconiere]

hahaha! Any decent flyfishing at your altitude?

Cheers!

i've heard there used to be a river, but they say there was a earthquake a while back, and now it's underground....maybe you could try colossal caves? lol

 

[DuncB]

Following up to Uslackr and Neobrew and concerns about airspace etc. We have a similar freezer to the one Uslackr converted, I had lined it up as a keezer convert but wife decided food storage. Though I do have some room for my hops so some result there. Another fridge now purposed as kegerator . Picture will follow of that at some stage.
Some fridges and freezers have their Condensers on the back ( that dusty black grille ) this tended to be the old fridge way and also for commercial fridges and freezers. Keep this clean if you have one improves efficiency.
Modern fridges and freezers tend to build the condensers into the walls of the fridge or freezer, this keeps it all neat and tidy. But the condenser needs airflow to help it work. Insulating it with wood or improving your fridge insulation on the outside reduces the ability of the condenser to work and the other components will have to work harder and use more energy.
So drilling those holes over the grill is helping to keep the pump/ compressor cool but little else, the wood is actually holding heat in towards your freezer.

Have attached a couple of photos showing the condenser array taken with my FLIR camera for our freezer, and also for the side of my ferment fridge.
The areas that are glowing are also warmer to the touch.
Consequently better to have your insulation inside the freezer, but that " wood " spoil the look.

Also of note is that if you aren't putting your taps in the door ie side taps you have to be very careful to not hit these condenser pipes as that will finish your fridge or freezer.

Obviously your keezer works and looks good , but you may be using a lot more energy and shorten its' life.

 

[AnttiLeh]

What the heck is that? A giant dorm fridge?

Pictures of the inside might yield some more helpful advice.

Given what looks to be a fairly small footprint I'd suggest you bite the bullet and drill your CO2 through to the outside.

Heres a picture of the insides. 165cm inside hight and 50cm width, deep around 45cm.

 

[DuncB]

AnttilLeh I like the vertical kegerator. You've got room in there for at least six kegs I would think ( based on my kegerator dimensions. Very imposing and anyway I'm not sure what a dorm fridge is, had beds in my dorm not fridges.

 

[PaulN]

 

[PaulN]

My first attempt! Got some brews going now!

 

[rushpapers]

Only use mine for carbonating and bottle storage.

 

[rushpapers]

Heres a picture of the insides. 165cm inside hight and 50cm width, deep around 45cm.

Can you give the brand and model #?

 

[357 Home Brew]

Not too many like this.
I cut out the bottom of the freezer, cause I didn’t need it to freeze stuff, and turned it into a big fridge, added a few taps and...perfect.

 

[DuncB]

Seeing your picture reminds me I really should use those tap covers I have.

 

[AnttiLeh]

Can you give the brand and model #?

Sorry for taking so long to reply. Fridge is Siemens but cant find the model spec. About 10 years old.

 

[Brich]

Thanks to you all! This is the results of my first, hurried project.

 

[DuncB]

@Brich
Those are some big pipes in there, are they quite long and hidden away?

 

[Brich]

Pipes? Are you referring to the liquid lines? They are 10 feet I coiled up and stuck between keg and front of freezer. Not sure how to run them for best cooling? The Co2 lines I cut at 4,3, and 2 foot lengths.

 

[day_trippr]

I'm guessing the comment regarded the apparent diameter of the beer lines.
However, from this distance, they look like 7/16" OD solid PVC lines - eg: Bevlex 200 3/16" ID tubing - pretty much the old-school industry standard beverage tubing...

Cheers!

 

[Brich]

Ohhhh yes, LHBS recommended
I am about 3 weeks out from actually trying my first beer through it to see what my next set of problems are gonna be. Im hoping will be just fine.

 

[Jonakr]

I added a board to support a drip tray, and moved my gas manifold opposite the taps on the side. I went from this:

To this:

 

[DuncB]

@357 Home Brew
Just saw you'd cut out the bottom of the freezer. No pipework in there?

Did you know that before starting the hack or proceeded with caution?

My ferment fridge is a fridge freezer and freezer on top. I wanted to access the rapid cooling from the fan assisted freezer as it's either cooling or not on at all.
My freezer section has a metal base to it but I can't identify any cooling lines when I look at it with my FLIR camera.

 

[day_trippr]

Most top-freezer units have nothing but insulation and liners between freezer and fridge compartments - aside from the ducting (and often fan) typically at the back of the two spaces. Folks have carved out the interposer to fit small conical fermenters inside. Nothing like dedication to make something happen

Cheers!

 

[bkboiler]

Never posted a build thread for this...took a few weeks an hour or so each day.
Silicone caulked between the mitered edges and used corner braces to hold the structural load.
Lots of sanding and plastic wood to get the top surface of the redwood to be a flat profile. Then a few coats of polyurethane to make it non porous and reduce surface roughness. The lid seals like a boss.
Adhered collar with construction adhesive and also ran a bead of caulk around the inside and outside.
Used pink foam attached with construction adhesive and foil tape to improve surface durability (and guard against spills).
I was trying to avoid, but I eventually gave in and ran a Johnson temp probe thru the lid. That was after I almost ruined the built in thermostat trying to modify it (long story, I'm an idjit).
Still trying to think a way to get more space between these units for ventilation...garage is crowded right now.

 

[Jayjay1976]

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Never posted a build thread for this...took a few weeks an hour or so each day.
Silicone caulked between the mitered edges and used corner braces to hold the structural load.
Lots of sanding and plastic wood to get the top surface of the redwood to be a flat profile. Then a few coats of polyurethane to make it non porous and reduce surface roughness. The lid seals like a boss.
Adhered collar with construction adhesive and also ran a bead of caulk around the inside and outside.
Used pink foam attached with construction adhesive and foil tape to improve surface durability (and guard against spills).
I was trying to avoid, but I eventually gave in and ran a Johnson temp probe thru the lid. That was after I almost ruined the built in thermostat trying to modify it (long story, I'm an idjit).
Still trying to think a way to get more space between these units for ventilation...garage is crowded right now.

Looks great to me!!

 

[hfagner]

Hey guys, I would like to share with you how my kegerator was. I hope it serves as an inspiration for those who are building yours.

Control is through App Blynk. (Here testing a Kölsch with Oslo, fermented at 30ºC )

 

[sibelman]

Très artistique, @hfagner.

 

[Rafael Maximo]

Hello everyone!
I'm Rafael Maximo from Brazil. I'm a beginner homebrewer hahaha

As our friend @hfagner, I'm using your DIY controller too!!! It's really amazing!

See below my kegerator

It's a fridge of 130 liters
Wood table was homemaded (Safari Technique)
The tower is homemaded too. I made a internal heat exchanger (DIY too kkkkk) in order to mantain the beer line always cold!

If you wants any information, feel free to answer in this post!

Cheers!

 

[RolandD]

Here is phase one of my keezer build. Phase two will be cosmetic improvements so it looks better. All modifications are easily reversible if I should choose.