Keeping long lines cold

[vineyardbmw]

So, I hope this is in the right section. I'm kinda new here. I just bought a house and it has a bar in the mancave. This thing is a screaming for a mushroom tower with perlick faucets. Directly behind it is a under the stairs closet with an exterior wall. I am lining the closet with insulation and sheet metal and put in a floor drain. I have a walk in condenser and evaporator. So basically a triangle shaped walk in. My question is. Will I absolutely need a line chiller or can I get by with insulating my beg lines?

 

[vineyardbmw]

Typo: Bev lines

 

[outside92129]

From the wall of the walk-in to the tower you'll have ~10ft of line? I would cool that with an aquarium pump and a DIY gycol system.

 

[JuanMoore]

Depends on how long the run is, and how much you care about pouring a pint of foam down the drain at the start of every drinking session. I agree than a DIY trunk line with glycol is likely the best option.

 

[outside92129]

if it's a horizontal run, you can get a $10 pump on ebay and $10 in parts to do the rest. Of course like anything beer related the sky is the limit!

Home depot pipe insulation is $1.75/6ft, you have the tubing. You can duct tape it all up or use metal/speed tape with PVC outer wrap....

 

[vineyardbmw]

I found an old water fountain. I'm thinking chiller.

 

[vineyardbmw]

Does anyone have a DIY chiller setup the might be able to show some pics of? I like this DIY thing. What's funny is I'm a master boiler and refer tech and don't usually want to bring work home but for beer......

 

[501irishred]

The water fountain/chiller idea is great, but your going to need to cool the lines from the walk in closet/cooler to tap anyway, so thinking the glycol system may be your best bet. Maybe you can save the water fountain for your next project...."man cave beer fountain"!

 

[outside92129]

I'm putting the finishing touches on my glycol system right now, i may do the first test run/leak check tonight/tomorrow if i can find a power supply for the pump.

It's hard to do a picture of my rig as most of it's buried. Basically my setup consists of a aluminum box (the tank) with a hose in and out, and a pump that circulates the fluid around. The box is inside the kegerator so i don't need to do any additional cooling work.