So I live/ Brew in a ONE bedroom apartment that is about to get even smaller when my fieance moves in. we are trying to save for a down payment on a house, so we are going to see how long we can last here in my one bed room. So I have to get my brewing equipment as compact as possable.
Here is my atempt to kill two birds with one stone. I have a mini fridge kegerator and an $20 IKEA wood storage shelf, and thought I can put those together and have a temp control cabinet.
so here is how it came together.
Materials:
Set up the shelfs so the cabinet was big enough for a 6gal carboy but small enough for the mini fridge to still fit.
Cut the foam board to fit in the cabinet. I cut the top first then the back, then the sides the front , and the bottom last. I did it this way so the sides can come out when i was assembling the cabinet.
Drill a 3" hole in bottom of cabinet. and wire to controller.
Cut wood paneling to form the door, the take one of the sides out so you can cut the foam on the front panel to fit the door.
Glue bottom, top and door foam, and inset sides. Use Latex caulking to seal joints between foam panels.Cut wood to cover sides, and attach to IKEA shelf unit.
Next hooking up the Mini fridge.
Here is my atempt to kill two birds with one stone. I have a mini fridge kegerator and an $20 IKEA wood storage shelf, and thought I can put those together and have a temp control cabinet.
so here is how it came together.
Materials:
- Mini fridge:$50 Craig's list
- IKEA Shelf $20
- 115 VAC cooling Fan $15 Radio shack
- Foam board 1-1/2" $15
- Jonson Controller $20 ebay
- cord
- Wood paneling $15
- 3' abs drain flange $6
- 5"length 3'ABS pipe
- Latex Calk
- Silicon Glue
- Hinges and handles-$5
- Otey Washing machine box $5
- 3'hole saw
- Jig saw
- Hack saw
Set up the shelfs so the cabinet was big enough for a 6gal carboy but small enough for the mini fridge to still fit.
Cut the foam board to fit in the cabinet. I cut the top first then the back, then the sides the front , and the bottom last. I did it this way so the sides can come out when i was assembling the cabinet.
Drill a 3" hole in bottom of cabinet. and wire to controller.
Cut wood paneling to form the door, the take one of the sides out so you can cut the foam on the front panel to fit the door.
Glue bottom, top and door foam, and inset sides. Use Latex caulking to seal joints between foam panels.Cut wood to cover sides, and attach to IKEA shelf unit.
Next hooking up the Mini fridge.