Kegerator build

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Kegerator build

Post by djbadger » Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:56 pm

I got hold of an ex-lab fridge which looks good for a kegerator. Its a bit narrow for two cornys so first job was to cut off the ledges that hold the shelves.
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Covered with thin ply and duck tape.
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The top off showing the insulation and thermostat control exposed. The spec for the fridge says it works between I think it was 8-12C so not a bad range for beers. The old lid was cracked so I replaced with more thin ply.
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Top replaced and side with more ply screwed on and painted green to make it look nice.
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Had to carve a bit out of the door to make room for two more cornys.
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Room for a shelf of bottles on top.
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My parcel from China arrived at long last.
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Four (one out of shot) taps with flow control
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Holes drilled and one tap fitted.
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Four taps in and looking good. :D
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3/8" beer line attached from the inside to right angle barbs.
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Really pleased so far, its been not too hard. I got one line connected to a corny of American Wheat and its working well although I was too impatient to clean the tap first :oops: Now is the tricky bit hooking it up to the CO2 and I want to somehow fit in a counter pressure filler as well. Will post a few more piccies in a day or two and more than likely a few questions. Thanks for looking :)

Chicken Dipper

Re: Kegerator build

Post by Chicken Dipper » Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:25 pm

Great job mate, looks awesome! Am well jel'! How's the beer pouring?

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Re: Kegerator build

Post by LeeH » Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:34 pm

Where did you get the taps from?
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Re: Kegerator build

Post by djbadger » Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:27 pm

It's working well. Had a bunch of people round on Sunday night, the beer flowed and everyone loved the novelty of cool beer on tap. I was a bit puzzled about connecting up the gas but in the end I fixed the three-way reg to the wall and drilled three 3/8" (or a bit bigger) holes in the side of the fridge with an upward slant. The gas tubes feed in through them to the kegs and I just stuck a bit of duck tape round them to stop the cold getting out (or the warm getting in?).

I've now completed by spraying the door with 'stone-effect' paint so it looks like a slab of granite, sort of.

Taps were from here - and seem OK so far.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/BEER-FAU ... 86943.html

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Re: Kegerator build

Post by IPA » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:14 am

LeeH wrote:Where did you get the taps from?
Looks like the taps I bought here.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product ... 88240.html
I bought two and am now awaiting the third. There are two different shank lengths available. Delivery usually take about 21 days
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