Great looking build, however leaving the original hinges on the lid and attaching those to the collar is so much easier and cleaner. Then you retain the same spring tension that holds the lid open and pulls it closed. Also...friends don't let friends use hose clamps, duotight is the way for a modern keezer build. And for those of us who do a little woodworking a pocket hole jig is the easy way to hide the screws inside the collar and make finishing a breeze. I routed my gas through a hole in the collar to leave room for an extra keg! Even if it's not on tap it's nice to have room for an in-keg ferment to cold crash or for an untapped serving keg to be carbonating until it's time.
I've read and watched quite a few keezer builds. You've done a fantastic job of keeping it quick and simple. With the simple step of hanging an Inkbird on the back of the collar and running the thermometer into the chest, you'd have a complete and practical lesson.
Nicely done! Wood working tip: if you mark the board and then drill a small pilot hole through the board then come back with your 1" bit, you can start drilling from the back part way through and then finish from the front. This leaves a much cleaner hole and works with pretty much anything you're going to cut wood with.
Awesome video - I’d love to hear more about how you make your seltzers/sparkling waters and sodas! I’m looking to serve those on draft at home as well.
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@14:32 when mounting the manifold. sometimes, with some models, the flush against the back of the collar might be too tight of a fit for the gas lines, where they might hit the top of the keezer body. Using another piece of wood between the collar and manifold as a shim, is an easy way of fixing that issue.
I'm surprised the cable to the lid was long enough, bonus points for the easy conversion! For my keezer I had to unplug that cord, but fortunately (I guess) it's not as fancy as yours and that cable just powers the internal light.
I was a little weary at first but when I popped the cover off I was like, holy Moses, there’s a lot of extra cable in here! Definitely an added benefit.
Need to get you some handles that you can label what it is for gatherings. They can be pricey though. I wanna say I paid $24 a handle for mine, but I also got the ones that I could put my logo on.
by the way, I saw the "version" of kitchen aid on the floor in the garage..... let me guess... it stripped! did you fix it? how? I used JB Weld, and still works today, otherwise thought of drilling a hole.
Did you ever have to disconnect or modify the cable that connects to the lid on the backside for the controls? I’m looking at this fridge for a non keg project, but that is my one worry.
Skim the wood next time with a wood filler and sand it all smooth. Then paint. It will make the grain disappear and make it look very smooth. It doesnt add a lot of extra time all in all.
I'm rebuilding my keezer now due to it unexpectedly dying on me... I had originally cut holes in my lid and run a pipe as a tap bar. This time , I'm building it like this method with the taps coming through the collar. As an FYI to others, the height of the wood collar, either from a 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, or even 2x10, will determine if a full size/5 gallon korny keg can fit on the compressor hump. I believe in most cases 2x8 is the right size, but it may vary based on the size of the hump and dimensions of the freezer I chose to run my CO2 tank outside to have some space inside the keezer where the tanks aren't touching each other... and I run 2 tanks, with the second one being nitro for cold brew coffee, both wouldn't fit anyway...
I was considering putting the CO2 tank outside, but it wouldn’t buy me a comfortable space for a fourth keg, so I opted against it. The diameter of my CO2 tank is just a bit smaller than a keg. 😓
I'm part way through doing this project. Awesome job, but I have one question... How do you make your sparkling water? Certain flavorings or just some water in a keg?
If you drill into the freezer you run the risk of drilling right through one of your coolant coils and ruining the whole freezer. You could drill through the lid and put a tap assembly on top, but that’s clunky and often messy. The collar only counts for additional keg clearance if you actually /need/ additional keg clearance. Hope this clarifies, and happy brewing!
With really short lines you'll need to dial back the pressure on the regulator quite a bit to get slower pours. I think I use like a 6ft line at least with 10psi gauge pressure. Also while not immediately necessary, do yourself a favor and invest in some antimicrobial lines. Welcome to the club
Replacing all the beer lines is first on my list when I get around to having the time for it. Fortunately everything I have on tap is pouring perfectly right now at 10 psi.
Should look into picking up more regulators instead of that 1 4-out manifold. You can then control the pressure to each keg individually vs just having a static on/off (something like a high carbed hefe in 1 keg and a lower carbed porter in another).
Great looking build, however leaving the original hinges on the lid and attaching those to the collar is so much easier and cleaner. Then you retain the same spring tension that holds the lid open and pulls it closed. Also...friends don't let friends use hose clamps, duotight is the way for a modern keezer build. And for those of us who do a little woodworking a pocket hole jig is the easy way to hide the screws inside the collar and make finishing a breeze.
I routed my gas through a hole in the collar to leave room for an extra keg! Even if it's not on tap it's nice to have room for an in-keg ferment to cold crash or for an untapped serving keg to be carbonating until it's time.
I've read and watched quite a few keezer builds. You've done a fantastic job of keeping it quick and simple. With the simple step of hanging an Inkbird on the back of the collar and running the thermometer into the chest, you'd have a complete and practical lesson.
Nicely done!
Wood working tip: if you mark the board and then drill a small pilot hole through the board then come back with your 1" bit, you can start drilling from the back part way through and then finish from the front. This leaves a much cleaner hole and works with pretty much anything you're going to cut wood with.
the built in temp control is a game changer,,,,,easy peasy,,,,,,very cool
Honestly it was the selling point for me!
perfect fridge for a keezer build....
Must be friday, cause im smiling watching Grade A content
You’re exceptional. Feel exceptional!
Like your presentation style and ofcourse the content 👍
Well explained! Thanks for sharing!
This was great! I've got my eye on building something like this
Must….. Try…… This!
Simple and highly effective, great walkthrough of the build!
From a great content creator like you, that means a lot! Thanks man!
Couldnt you move the original hinges up?
Awesome video - I’d love to hear more about how you make your seltzers/sparkling waters and sodas! I’m looking to serve those on draft at home as well.
Where did you buy the hose that you used for the CO2 and for the keg connectors
Amazing video ! Loved the details, great work buddy! Special thanks for the details on tap parts!👍
Great info, thanks
very nice. i would have just moved the factory hinges up.
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I want to start making one of these. Do you have the internal measurements of the freezer?
This is fantastic! I will definitely be making one of these. Really appreciate all the links. Cheers!
It’s made a huge difference for me already. Less mess, more convenient! Cheers!
thank you!!!
Good job becoming a woodworker!
Now that you have used this about a year, would you recommend purchasing a regulator for each keg?
THE HYPE IS PALBABLE!
If THE HYPE lasts for more than four hours, call a doctor!
How many slim 5 gallon torpedo kegs could you fit in this?
These 7 cu ft freezers will accommodate five 5 gallon corney kegs plus a CO2 tank with a collar installed.
Great video! Great project! Makes me wish I had a garage. I honestly hate all things construction though but this does look like fun.
Fortunately there’s not a whole lot of construction involved in this. The collar was really the biggest headache of the whole thing!
I have a chest freezer with temp control for my kegs and thats it lol. To much hassle doing all that. Im fine with a picnic tap
@14:32 when mounting the manifold. sometimes, with some models, the flush against the back of the collar might be too tight of a fit for the gas lines, where they might hit the top of the keezer body. Using another piece of wood between the collar and manifold as a shim, is an easy way of fixing that issue.
Great tip!
I'm surprised the cable to the lid was long enough, bonus points for the easy conversion!
For my keezer I had to unplug that cord, but fortunately (I guess) it's not as fancy as yours and that cable just powers the internal light.
I was a little weary at first but when I popped the cover off I was like, holy Moses, there’s a lot of extra cable in here! Definitely an added benefit.
Need to get you some handles that you can label what it is for gatherings. They can be pricey though. I wanna say I paid $24 a handle for mine, but I also got the ones that I could put my logo on.
by the way, I saw the "version" of kitchen aid on the floor in the garage..... let me guess... it stripped! did you fix it? how? I used JB Weld, and still works today, otherwise thought of drilling a hole.
For the freezers that have the dial temp controller numbers 1-7, what’s the setting for the freezer to be around 40 degrees ?
Thanks
Get yourself a carpenters square. It will make locating the holes for the taps a lot easier than using a tape.
Did you ever have to disconnect or modify the cable that connects to the lid on the backside for the controls? I’m looking at this fridge for a non keg project, but that is my one worry.
Man I want to make one so bad, but I do not have room to put one. Great video.
It definitely takes up space! I’m fortunate to have a very big garage in this house.
Skim the wood next time with a wood filler and sand it all smooth. Then paint. It will make the grain disappear and make it look very smooth. It doesnt add a lot of extra time all in all.
Does the door alarm need to be disconnected/ turned off? If so how do you do it?
I'm rebuilding my keezer now due to it unexpectedly dying on me... I had originally cut holes in my lid and run a pipe as a tap bar. This time , I'm building it like this method with the taps coming through the collar.
As an FYI to others, the height of the wood collar, either from a 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, or even 2x10, will determine if a full size/5 gallon korny keg can fit on the compressor hump. I believe in most cases 2x8 is the right size, but it may vary based on the size of the hump and dimensions of the freezer
I chose to run my CO2 tank outside to have some space inside the keezer where the tanks aren't touching each other... and I run 2 tanks, with the second one being nitro for cold brew coffee, both wouldn't fit anyway...
I was considering putting the CO2 tank outside, but it wouldn’t buy me a comfortable space for a fourth keg, so I opted against it. The diameter of my CO2 tank is just a bit smaller than a keg. 😓
I'm part way through doing this project. Awesome job, but I have one question... How do you make your sparkling water? Certain flavorings or just some water in a keg?
I think its just straight water he runs CO2 through. He made a video recently of soda flavorings so I think it's just water.
@@Funpants94 that's what I've been doing, but I've been using lime juice and I was wondering about other possible flavors.
i like this setup, but $500 for a new freezer seems kinda high. might as well just buy a kegerator at that point cuz youre not saving much money.
So if you don't mind drilling into the freezer to don't need a collar? I thought the collar was for clearance issues with the kegs.
If you drill into the freezer you run the risk of drilling right through one of your coolant coils and ruining the whole freezer. You could drill through the lid and put a tap assembly on top, but that’s clunky and often messy. The collar only counts for additional keg clearance if you actually /need/ additional keg clearance. Hope this clarifies, and happy brewing!
Beautiful work! Are you going to be setting up nitro cold brew in this for yourself at some point?
I might! Construction and prep for the baby is priority on my list now, though!
With really short lines you'll need to dial back the pressure on the regulator quite a bit to get slower pours. I think I use like a 6ft line at least with 10psi gauge pressure. Also while not immediately necessary, do yourself a favor and invest in some antimicrobial lines. Welcome to the club
Replacing all the beer lines is first on my list when I get around to having the time for it. Fortunately everything I have on tap is pouring perfectly right now at 10 psi.
I really like the size of this freezer, especially with someone with little space. I wonder how heavy it is??
The freezer itself is super light. Filled with full kegs it is a beast to move, though!
2:35 Lol, "Accessable" XD honestly, it could be worse.
Should look into picking up more regulators instead of that 1 4-out manifold. You can then control the pressure to each keg individually vs just having a static on/off (something like a high carbed hefe in 1 keg and a lower carbed porter in another).
Good info. I had briefly considered it but that is an added expense on top of an already expensive project. Maybe something for an upgrade next year!
First?
Happy Friday!
@@DointheMost great video! Looks like it turned out really well.