Kegerator build and brew fridge

[Alcoholx]

been a bit quiet on the forum recently.. but been very busy building my brewing factory!!

picked myself up a 2nd hand fridge of ebay for £20 and an ink bird controller from amazon.. the fridge was practically new.. so was well chuffed with that.. the temp control and chill crash seems to of impoved my beers and ciders massively.



also after a bit of a dabble with a king keg i baught, very impressed with the way the beer improved in a keg much better than bottles and loads less mess around the house than it is in bottles, and safer too.. so decided go the whole hog and order some some corny kegs, this then started me on the path towards a keezer/kegerator as i wanted to keep the kegs tidy and hide the pipes and have cold beer.. so i managed to get a practically new freezer off ebay locally for £60.. i wanted one that was clean and tidy as it was to be as much furniture as functional... then i started the build..

kegs in the freezer with the lid removed



some timber to build a wooden collar as the freezer was not tall enough to hold 3 kegs due to the compressor step in the freezer



put the constructed frame in position to test



Sanded and stained/varnished



frame fixed down using using silicon sealant and holes drilled for taps



lined with aluminium tape and drilled for co2 line



co2 fitted



taps fitted and kegs piped up... bitter / sarah hughs ruby and a mixed fruits cider



tada!.... all done just need to get some trunking for the ink bird cables

 

[Crystal_Ball]

Looks amazing!!
What do you think your costs were for the keezer?

 

[Alcoholx]

Looks amazing!!
What do you think your costs were for the keezer?

the most expensive parts where the taps.. but as a rough guide ill list it all for you, bare in mind that i didnt try and save alot of cash on the build and tried to buy new or as good as new because the keezer is kept in the house and it need to look good so i didnt get ear ache off the mrs.. so you could do it cheaper if you dont mind things being scruffy.. but here goes

the freezer was £60 from ebay

the wood was about £15

tha taps where £120 complete with shanks and fittings

regulator was £45

inkbird was about £25

the corny kegs where £85 for 3 from hbc but i had to get new seals and one new lid as they where worn... so i guess that was a total of about £110

extra pipes and fittings and tape ect i guess another £40 as i added john guest flow controls to the lines and used all new pipe and fittings

gas bottle and deposit was £35.. but a refill is only £13 quid


for everything including the corny kegs gas bottle and regulator and inkbird i would say about £450.. more than i realised tbh..:lol:
but when you consider a king keg alone is £50+ i dont hink its silly money for what you get

if you already have the kegs and gas then your looking at £300 i guess..

it wasnt cheap.. but it was fun to do and itl last a lifetime :)

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Brilliant .........

 

[JapanBrew]

Nice job. Envy everyone on this forum. You guys got space and can get all that stuff.

 

[Notlaw]

That's awesome mate. Just showed my missus and she says I should plan something like that for next summer.

 

[Alcoholx]

That's awesome mate. Just showed my missus and she says I should plan something like that for next summer.

go for it.. its worth it just to not have bottles in every cupboard.. lol

 

[Twostage]

Looks really good. I might have used some insulation rather than just aluminium tape as I find my chest freezer seems to leak heat as it is. I think they rely on being full of stuff that keeps the temperature constant.

Anyway, really good job there. I need to get my backside in gear.

:thumb:

 

[Graz]

Very nice, desperately want to do something like this. Just time and funds limit me at the moment.

I was wishing that my current brew was a bit cooler whilst having a pint or two over the weekend, currently just left out in the garage which is cooler than the house but at this time of year but not as cool as I'd like. That said sometimes a bit too cold in the winter :lol: