Anyone made a home made kegerator?

[Darren Jeory]

You have ignited approx 27 ideas in me

 

[Darren Jeory]

Totally agree with this, you do not want to breathe in more CO2 than usual.

The good news is that unlike for most other gases the human body has evolved to be full of CO2 receptors. Those are what causes the 'burning' lung sensation if you hold your breath, or if you burp CO2 up your nose after necking a lager too quickly.

If the room is filling up with CO2 in appreciable levels you'll know about it.
Venting cylinders are bloody loud too, and a slow leak is unlikely to kill you. But not all gases are equal, best practice should be followed on the off-chance your cylinder doesn't contain CO2, as asphyxiation can hit quickly (your body will give you no warning signs you're breathing in nitrogen, argon, helium etc). In risky situations (working alone, with poor ventilation) the end result is often death.

As for best practice: Only keep as much gas as you practically need on site, have good ventilation, check for leaks regularly, replace regulators etc when required (as stated by the manufacturer).

Stay safe.

Also to note...pure co2 is heavier than air so the most concentrated area would be ground level....its why the fire extinuishers work

 

[phettebs]

Glad I could help! They are fun projects to undertake. I'm by no means a skilled DIYer and it went fine for me.

 

[phettebs]

Also to note...pure co2 is heavier than air so the most concentrated area would be ground level....its why the fire extinuishers work

If you looked through my brew day thread, you'll see a picture of my dirty kegerator. I had to pull all the kegs and the FV out to clean the bottom of dark sticky yeasty mess. All of the CO2 vented by the FV was down there as well. I felt dizzy and had trouble breathing. Got that done as quickly as I could!

 

[Darren Jeory]

Yeah...it can be dangerous

 

[Clint]

I was referring to Co2 rather than Co. The HSE for example classifies it as hazardous with exposure limits. While Co2 does occur in the air we breathe at 0.03%, it can be harmful at elevated levels. Would leak from a cylinder in an enclosed space reach a potentially harmful level was my question. I guess I could make a simple calculation based on the content of a cylinder and the ppm that could elevate Co2 to in a room. Thanks. I think I answered my own question

I work in EX rated atmosphere areas which are monitored and protected from fire by a C02 discharge system...if that goes off and you don't get out you're a goner...

 

[Darren Jeory]

I work in EX rated atmosphere areas which are monitored and protected from fire by a C02 discharge system...if that goes off and you don't get out you're a goner...

what that guy said

 

[Gerryjo]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14036952/engineer-builds-a-beer-tap-into-his-fridge/
This guy reckons he's an engineer and it took him 6 days, I can't work out how it took more than a couple of hours and that would include having a beer after installing the tap

That means taking your time to think it,plan it and be damn thorough about it but mine took a day and I'm an engineer but that was only the build and mine was a larder fridge.

 

[Gerryjo]

I work in EX rated atmosphere areas which are monitored and protected from fire by a C02 discharge system...if that goes off and you don't get out you're a goner...

Well spoken @Clint.I work in a factory that has gases none of but a few have even heard about which are held in bulk fill and cylinders and if it went up it would take half a mile each way with it plus the next 10 mile radius of people in its wake in toxic gases.I worked a machine before which use BCL3 and in the war was used as nerve agent and if you ever smelled almonds in the vacinity it was lights out.
People don't realise just how dangerous compressed gas inert or not is so dangerous...

 

[Thebiggestal]

What’s the best way to keep the tower cool? Mine will be going into my conservatory which is like a greenhouse. I’ve seen comments about computer fans and saw one guy use insulating foam.

 

[labrewski]

Is there not like a freezer element in there?

U can bend the freezer part down to the side if your gentle

 

[Donegal john]

Not strictly true mate...CO2 is still toxic and if you were in a room with a very high CO2 levels you would eventually suffocate

Eventually being the word. It would need to be pretty well sealed and I don’t think a brew shed with the door being opened would lead to a toxic environment if a bottle was leaking ?

 

[labrewski]

Just got mine going today delighted fridge from skip 2cornys and gas few hiccups getting going but botched it in the end
Going to order right fittings to sort out next weekend but ye best idea ever I'll upgrade to keezer next year

 

[labrewski]

Just got mine going today delighted fridge from skip 2cornys and gas few hiccups getting going but botched it in the end
Going to order right fittings to sort out next weekend but ye best idea ever I'll upgrade to keezer next year

 

[labrewski]

We have a winner

 

[muppix]

I assume there is an art to the correct carbonation with those

Wanted to chime in here because I just finished my first ever keg, and the carbonation was perfect with practically zero knowledge, though admittedly I did ferment under pressure as well.

The brew was a Woodforde's Bure Gold kit that I chose because I like the style and wanted something easy to practice on. I fermented it in a Fermzilla, starting at room temperature and adding 10 PSI after 24 hours. Six days later I cold-crashed for 10 days and then kegged, fiddling about a bit between 10 and 13 PSI because I was paranoid.

The beer was pretty much ready to drink from that point on, and remains one of the tastiest beers I've ever enjoyed anywhere. Really can't recommend it enough, same goes for the Fermzilla and kegging.

 

[Darren Jeory]

Just got mine going today delighted fridge from skip 2cornys and gas few hiccups getting going but botched it in the end
Going to order right fittings to sort out next weekend but ye best idea ever I'll upgrade to keezer next year

That looks awesome mate