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Comment by David Wood on December 18, 2010 at 3:46pm

Sweet! Did you extend the top with the wood?

Comment by denimglen on December 18, 2010 at 4:01pm

Yup, glued on with urethane.

 

Gives somewhere for the taps to go through and room for the cylinder inside.

Comment by MrC on December 18, 2010 at 7:09pm

Awesome demin!  Best looking kegerator I've seen.  Certainly looks better than my crappy white fridge with black picnic taps.

 

Whats's the deal with those taps, do you need to to reduce the pressure before serving or do you just set the pressure and forget about it until the keg's empty (if that's possible)?

 

Also, what's with the little fan in the bottom left corner?

Comment by denimglen on December 20, 2010 at 7:05pm

Cheers mate.

 

They're no different than ordinary taps - you can go either route that you mentioned but I prefer the second option - hence miles of line for each tap.  I'm currently pouring a witbier at about 2.8 volumes at 4C and no foaming issues at all.  The extra beer line creates resistance while the beer flows through, which in turn slows it down and reduces foaming.

 

I mounted that fan on top of a cardboard tube that extends to the bottom of the freezer to bring up cold air from the bottom.  There's two fans in there actually - the one you pointed out and another on the lid on the opposite side.  I use them to circulate the air over the lines and shanks to stop foaming.  Not so much a problem now I'm pouring at 4C but was having some dramas when the freezer was set at about 8C.

Comment by studio1 on August 11, 2011 at 10:40am

Mean looking setup mate - have to check it sometime - what are you using for beerline and where can I get some locally?

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