elmo
Member
Hi all,
I'm brand new to this forum. I moved to the USA from Ireland about 2.5 years ago. I have two big hobbies that seem to work well here, BBQ and meat curing as well as beer drinking! I got my first Kegerator last year and used it just for domestic beers to sip over the summer. However, I really miss decent Guinness from home so I have started a project to see if I can get it right.
I picked up this chest freezer for free on a local consignment page. I set about building a base with castors to make it moveable and I have just started to construct a frame. I used a 6inch collar (despite the fact that I will be using towers I wanted something that I could run my temp controller through, perhaps mount some leds or something.
My plan is to put 2 towers. One to the left (nitro mix for Guinness only - with it's own drip tray) and one to the right (twin CO2 tap for craft). You see any challenges with this?
Next step is deciding what to do. I was going to panel the front and sides with plywood, making it a box shape. Then using 1inch X 4inch timber perhaps put a 'panel' effect one it. Make it look more like a cabinet.
For the top (bar) I was going to do a 4ft X 2ft bar top of plywood and then cut 2inchX6inch sheets and put them on top of that to make a bar top.
For mounting the towers I guess that means I'll need to cut through the panels, the plywood and the refrigerator.... eek!
Anyway, any guidance at this stage is greatly appreciated.
I'm brand new to this forum. I moved to the USA from Ireland about 2.5 years ago. I have two big hobbies that seem to work well here, BBQ and meat curing as well as beer drinking! I got my first Kegerator last year and used it just for domestic beers to sip over the summer. However, I really miss decent Guinness from home so I have started a project to see if I can get it right.
I picked up this chest freezer for free on a local consignment page. I set about building a base with castors to make it moveable and I have just started to construct a frame. I used a 6inch collar (despite the fact that I will be using towers I wanted something that I could run my temp controller through, perhaps mount some leds or something.
My plan is to put 2 towers. One to the left (nitro mix for Guinness only - with it's own drip tray) and one to the right (twin CO2 tap for craft). You see any challenges with this?
Next step is deciding what to do. I was going to panel the front and sides with plywood, making it a box shape. Then using 1inch X 4inch timber perhaps put a 'panel' effect one it. Make it look more like a cabinet.
For the top (bar) I was going to do a 4ft X 2ft bar top of plywood and then cut 2inchX6inch sheets and put them on top of that to make a bar top.
For mounting the towers I guess that means I'll need to cut through the panels, the plywood and the refrigerator.... eek!
Anyway, any guidance at this stage is greatly appreciated.