Latest project is no more bottles or cans.
Saw this and loved how he did it.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=233023
Snagged a 7.1 Haier from Wally's
Bought a boat load of stuff off Amazon and Ebay
Stopped over a buddies place on Saturday. He's into woodworking to the point that he built his own oak stairs and is building cabinets for the kitchen. If I need woodworking help, I hit him up, if he needs car stuff...he's here.
Building a box
Dolly to attach wheels to .. gotta have a base
Later that night, laminate is on and here's the test fit
Being a freezer, you need to change up the temp regulation. Ebay $11. Cut the hole and mounted it. Blue tape is to plan the tap handles.
Got tap handle holes drilled (starting with two). Time to glue the box to the base (box is known as a collar)
Insulation is cut and in place. It fits tight enough not to need glue
Wired it up, reattached the lid. Here's to a successful start up
Too tired to mount the secondary regulators. Primary sits on co2 tank
Following that link at the top of the post, I got the stainless bars for the lid. They really add.
Current bad picture, beer is flowing
Was asked to detail out the costs/etc.
2 Perlick SS630 faucets, 4" SS shanks, SS connection/ nut, faucet handle, faucet cap. $140
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o02_s00
2 Kegco SS taps with SS pins (short throw in case of slim keg) $68
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o03_s00
Primary regulator off CO2 tank $49
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o01_s01
Secondary regulators (3 pack, changing from 4 pack, don't need if you run all the same pressure stuff) $115
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00
Fan for circulation $17
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00
Oetiker clamps (because screw clamps are for other folks) ~$30 could have been less, but I bought in bulk and have tons of them for the future. These clamps require a special tool to crimp, somehow I had the tool.
2 Beer line connector (from tap to hose) $15
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00
Faucet wrench $8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o03_s00
2 SS pull bars short for top of lid $26
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o06_s01
SS pull bar long for top of lid $17
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o06_s00
Rubber mat for top of freezer lid to put glasses on $11
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o02_s00
Perlick growler filler hose $14
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...ilpage_o01_s00
Temperature controller $11
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131161944796...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
SS drip tray $26
http://www.ebay.com/itm/360855293520...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Haier 7.1 cuft freezer from walmart $190
20lb CO2 tanks full $100 off CL
Misc hoses and cleaning kit $100
Misc insulation/casters/laminate $100
Puts the total around $1,000
This could have been cheaper had I been able to find a decent used freezer, not spent $100 laminating the collar box, been able to find a 5lb co2 tank cheaper, had left off the top rails and a lot of extras. And I could have cheaped out on the faucets, taps and shanks with chromed (what everyone gets in a kegerator kit etc). I will be putting cider on tap and the acidity eats the chrome and tains the flavor of stuff from then on. Didn't need Perlick faucet, they are the best and they also stay the cleanest. I'll end up adding two more faucets as there's room and planning was done for them.
Here's an example
2 Faucet keg kit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=sr_1_3&sr=8-3
Add on a CO2 tank, temperature control unit, a used freezer then say a 2x4 for the collar and you are done.
