Burt de Ernie
Well-Known Member
Hey Guys,
Thought I`d post some pictures of what I now call the Barkegsky as I'm pretty proud of the way it turned out.
My son is turning 18 in February so he and I put a couple of brews down for his upcoming party. Feels real good passing on the family brewing tradition.
I have a kegerator in my garage out front which I was considering dragging out back for the party but its and bit rusty and pretty shitty looking so instead of that I thought I`d look at getting a jockey box or kegesky.
Anyways being cheap arse like I am when I looked around everything was costing to much.
Based on this I decided to build an esky out of pallets. The idea was to basically have a crate on end with a couple of taps out the side.
So I measure up the corny`s and built the crate out of pallets I had sitting around. When I stood the crate (esky) up on end I stood next to it, looked at my Mrs and said "this thing is the perfect height for a bar. Why don't I make a bigger top on it and use as a place you could rest your beer".
Then I realise because of the bigger top, mounting the taps on the side became a bit awkward so.......then I made a font to mount the taps. For insulation I purchased a couple of ridged foam sheets from Bunnings. The only down side is that its not water tight but all I have to do is put the line the esky with a garbage bag the put kegs and ice in.
What I most loved about this is how the project morphed. I now have a handcrafted backyard party keg system with a cool rustic feel to it. I'm so stoked.
Introducing the BarKegsky!
Thought I`d post some pictures of what I now call the Barkegsky as I'm pretty proud of the way it turned out.
My son is turning 18 in February so he and I put a couple of brews down for his upcoming party. Feels real good passing on the family brewing tradition.
I have a kegerator in my garage out front which I was considering dragging out back for the party but its and bit rusty and pretty shitty looking so instead of that I thought I`d look at getting a jockey box or kegesky.
Anyways being cheap arse like I am when I looked around everything was costing to much.
Based on this I decided to build an esky out of pallets. The idea was to basically have a crate on end with a couple of taps out the side.
So I measure up the corny`s and built the crate out of pallets I had sitting around. When I stood the crate (esky) up on end I stood next to it, looked at my Mrs and said "this thing is the perfect height for a bar. Why don't I make a bigger top on it and use as a place you could rest your beer".
Then I realise because of the bigger top, mounting the taps on the side became a bit awkward so.......then I made a font to mount the taps. For insulation I purchased a couple of ridged foam sheets from Bunnings. The only down side is that its not water tight but all I have to do is put the line the esky with a garbage bag the put kegs and ice in.
What I most loved about this is how the project morphed. I now have a handcrafted backyard party keg system with a cool rustic feel to it. I'm so stoked.
Introducing the BarKegsky!
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