Heyo fellow HBT'ers!,
Yet another keezer build for everyone to gaze at in wonder and awe...
THE 6 TAP KEEZER BUILD YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!
Our journey begins with the hapless hero (beero?) scouring Craigslist for that elusive cheap freezer deal you just can't pass up. A few months pass and an older 4 footer is found for a whopping $40!
Placed my existing kegging equipment inside to get an idea of what it'll hold and where things should be positioned. It appears that it will comfortably hold 6 kegs with space for the 20lb C02 tank and a bank of secondary regulators mounted on the wall. Huzzah!
The plan at this point is to make/find/buy a 6 tap tower so I can situate where holes will be and get an idea of where lines will run. I've decided that an industrial-esque look is what I'm headed for... black iron pipe it is! Off to the local irrigation supply house to get fitted out.
They didn't have all the bits and pieces I needed, so I ordered some in and patiently (impatiently) waited. A couple days later and we're ready to assemble! All the parts for a 6 tap tower is in the pic. I went with 2" pipe as anything smaller is too small and anything bigger is too big, imo. Scoured HBT and the internet for every example of other black iron tower builds and that's what looks best to me.
The reducers (bushings) where the tap shanks will screw into is 2" down to 0.5". OBK carries some awesome short shanks with push in hose fittings that will eliminate any issues with fitment in the pipe others have had in the past. Hopefully.
I cleaned all the pieces in a mild soap and hot water solution (just to remove the majority of grease, you don't want it totally stripped as it will encourage rusting), assembled the 6 tap tower and proudly placed it on top of the freezer.
It's too long. Like, 6" too long.
Apparently, I didn't think or bother to take a measurement or even guesstimate how long the pipe tower would be fully assembled. And this, my friends, is where things get crazy...
THE 4 TAP KEEZER BUILD YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!
Sadly, dejectedly, and somewhat sheepishly I removed the 2 tap sections that made the tower too long and resolved to be OK with just 4 taps from this point on. I'll drown my sorrows in endless homebrew if I must!
And here's what the final result is...
That's all for now, which is probably a good thing since all your minds are blown with just this sneak peek.
All good things in moderation, friends. Till next time!
Yet another keezer build for everyone to gaze at in wonder and awe...
THE 6 TAP KEEZER BUILD YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!
Our journey begins with the hapless hero (beero?) scouring Craigslist for that elusive cheap freezer deal you just can't pass up. A few months pass and an older 4 footer is found for a whopping $40!
Placed my existing kegging equipment inside to get an idea of what it'll hold and where things should be positioned. It appears that it will comfortably hold 6 kegs with space for the 20lb C02 tank and a bank of secondary regulators mounted on the wall. Huzzah!
The plan at this point is to make/find/buy a 6 tap tower so I can situate where holes will be and get an idea of where lines will run. I've decided that an industrial-esque look is what I'm headed for... black iron pipe it is! Off to the local irrigation supply house to get fitted out.
They didn't have all the bits and pieces I needed, so I ordered some in and patiently (impatiently) waited. A couple days later and we're ready to assemble! All the parts for a 6 tap tower is in the pic. I went with 2" pipe as anything smaller is too small and anything bigger is too big, imo. Scoured HBT and the internet for every example of other black iron tower builds and that's what looks best to me.
The reducers (bushings) where the tap shanks will screw into is 2" down to 0.5". OBK carries some awesome short shanks with push in hose fittings that will eliminate any issues with fitment in the pipe others have had in the past. Hopefully.
I cleaned all the pieces in a mild soap and hot water solution (just to remove the majority of grease, you don't want it totally stripped as it will encourage rusting), assembled the 6 tap tower and proudly placed it on top of the freezer.
It's too long. Like, 6" too long.
Apparently, I didn't think or bother to take a measurement or even guesstimate how long the pipe tower would be fully assembled. And this, my friends, is where things get crazy...
THE 4 TAP KEEZER BUILD YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!
Sadly, dejectedly, and somewhat sheepishly I removed the 2 tap sections that made the tower too long and resolved to be OK with just 4 taps from this point on. I'll drown my sorrows in endless homebrew if I must!
And here's what the final result is...
That's all for now, which is probably a good thing since all your minds are blown with just this sneak peek.
All good things in moderation, friends. Till next time!