Keezer set up

[ahferg]

I got a second hand chest freezer, put a timber collar on it, stained it at and this is the end result. Any feedback is welcome.

 

[pokolbinguy]

Looks great.....except those two E's signs need to go.

I like the idea of the foam behind the timber collar.

Pok

 

[nosco]

I reckon spray the lid black and it will look pretty shmick. I like the wood stain on the actual freezer.

 

[brzt6060]

How do you find pouring at that height? I brought a chest freezer the other day for my keezer build in a few weeks (bloody uni exam and work) and was going to go with a post as I was thinking pouring down that low would suck.

 

[contrarian]

How do you find pouring at that height? I brought a chest freezer the other day for my keezer build in a few weeks (bloody uni exam and work) and was going to go with a post as I was thinking pouring down that low would suck.

I have a similar setup and built a base for it out of a pallet and put castors on it. Mine is pretty rough but would be easy enough to pretty up if desired.

 

[ahferg]

Brzt6060 it pour just fine, I father has just built one for himself and he is working well as well.
I used timber stain one the outside and have a bar mat now on top. The two Es signs have been replace since the photo with a Morgan's iPa.

 

[earle]

Looks good. Is that just an electronic thermometer mounted on the front of the collar? Do you have that as well as an STC for controlling the temp?

 

[ahferg]

Yep Earle. no I don't have a stc I got a new thermostat that has been cycled for a chest freezer off eBay and took the freezer one out.

 

[spog]

The $ 39:00 one that replaces the freezer thermostat available from an Aussie retailer ?

 

[ahferg]

Yep from Newcastle

 

[ahferg]

 

[tateg]

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Are these worth the hassle vs stc ?

 

[spog]

I asked a fridgey about them and he said they work perfectly.
It's what I will use for my ( planned) kegerator as an stc wouldn't suit .