I built a keezer

[Brewno Marz]

Thank you btrots87 for the inspiration!

I recently bought a Fisher & Paykel H220X 216L freezer on Gumtree. It had a few dents and scratches.


I made a frame for the collar from 30x30 DAR pine. The collar fascia is 185x19 Tassie Oak. The freezer lid has a lip 50mm in, so the 30mm frame plus 19mm fascia gives a snug fit. I filled the open 30x30 frame with 30mm expanded polystyrene foam board to reduce the weight of the collar and finished the external Tassie Oak with cedar tint stain and two coats of clear gloss. Internals were sealed with bathroom silicone and primer/sealer and tap shanks fitted.



Spray painted the freezer in Dulux satin black and made a base with castors.

Added drip tray (hung from 25x3 stainless steel strap bent to shape wih a sledge hammer and vice and sprayed black), 135mm colonial skirting to the base and handles. Taps are 1xPerlick 650, 3xIntertap SS/FC one with a stout spout.


Both lid and collar are hinged - makes it easier to load full kegs. Fitted with gas and liquid lines and beer! 2.6kg CO2 cylinder has its own marine ply box to raise it and the regs up for easy access.



Blonde Ale, APA, British brown ale, and oatmeal stout now on tap.

 

[btrots87]

Looks great Brewno, I really wish I had hinged the collar now. Lifting the full kegs in can be pretty hard with the extra height of the collar, and cleaning the bottom of the inside of the freezer requires a specialised reaching stick.

I'm still waiting for funds to get a second reg like you have set up too. Glad I gave you some inspiration, having beer on tap is awesome.