Kegging Setups

[smashed jaffa]

I'm getting a list together...what don't I have... trying to work out reasonable prices to sell...all in good nick...from kegs to mash tun, 50 litre stainless kettle. 40 litre stainless urn etc. refractometer, celli tap, gas regulator etc etc..

I have started a list at home and will PM anyone who is interested. Basically I am getting rid of all of my stuff, (which is quite a lot).

We a re building a new house and the rental we are to move into will be small! SWMBO has spoken. But at least when the new house is built I get to go mad with new toys!!!

SJ

 

[Ronin]

I'm getting a list together...what don't I have... trying to work out reasonable prices to sell...all in good nick...from kegs to mash tun, 50 litre stainless kettle. 40 litre stainless urn etc. refractometer, celli tap, gas regulator etc etc..

I have started a list at home and will PM anyone who is interested. Basically I am getting rid of all of my stuff, (which is quite a lot).

We a re building a new house and the rental we are to move into will be small! SWMBO has spoken. But at least when the new house is built I get to go mad with new toys!!!

SJ

G'Day jaffa,

I'm in the market for another Celli tap...is it stainless, chrome, or gold?

Hopefully it's new brewing toys you get to go mad with.

James

 

[smashed jaffa]

G'Day jaffa,

I'm in the market for another Celli tap...is it stainless, chrome, or gold?

Hopefully it's new brewing toys you get to go mad with.

James

It is a gold Celli in good nick still in bag in box! I have used it of course and was very pleased with it.

Sorry for the OT will start a new thread as it seems there are a few interested in the fire sale!!

James PM me if interested.

Cheers,

SJ

 

[Fents]

what size fridges are we talking smashed j?

 

[stowaway]

Ive already posted this in another thread but i thought i might put it up where it belongs.

Heres my fridge. Im just looking for a drip tray currently. Only one i can find long enough is this one : http://barware.cart.net.au/details/668019.html (500mm one) but its $195...
was hoping for one cheaper.. i may have to cave tho.

heres my rig:

 

[Fents]

i'd get a nice flat piecae of wood cut to size for under those kegs stowa. i have nearly the same fridge and my bottom of the fridge got soft and started cracking from moving kegs in and out so much cause there heavy. now i have wood there no props.

 

[smashed jaffa]

what size fridges are we talking smashed j?

I think one is 440 Litre and the other is a bit smaller. Basically I had the bigger one as my keg fridge and then acquired a slightly smaller fridge and which was in slightly better nic (and cheaper to run), and decided that the larger one I would use for fermenting with a Fridgemate temp controller.

Both have appropriate holes for screwing a tap straight on and a gas line into the fridge.

Cheers,

SJ

 

[stowaway]

i'd get a nice flat piecae of wood cut to size for under those kegs stowa. i have nearly the same fridge and my bottom of the fridge got soft and started cracking from moving kegs in and out so much cause there heavy. now i have wood there no props.

thanks. will do.

 

[reviled]

Can I come and live with some of you guys?

 

[captaincleanoff]

Yeah the F&Ps convert well. Took me a minute or two to work out how the hinge spring worked to get the lid back on. Easy when you know how. And I'm glad I took another few minutes to check the inside wiring. Just enough extra lead in mine (after I moved it round a bit) to keep the light in the lid working after I fitted the collar.

you are to be congratulated, I couldn't get that spring for the lid back in! It just had sooo much tension, I found it almost impossible to get back in. And I thought that it might put too much pressure on the collar

 

[beer slayer]

Like the look of those Perlick taps Mike :beerbang:
I should be getting mine from the states soon. How are they working any problems?
Are they the S/S version?

BS

 

[drsmurto]

Just fitted out my new freezer. Holds 12 kegs. 7 brews on tap. Beats the pants off my old method of sharing a single gun for all my kegs.

The collar still needs a final coat of paint and I'm trying to find a bank of 4 secondary regs... but it was so shiny I just had to post some pics.


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How tall are you mate? Your taps look to be at most, 2 foot from the floor. Do you have to squat to pour? :unsure: or is it the perfect height to be able to sit on the floor and pour so you dont fall far?!

Kidding mate, thats bar ****. If/when i upgrade, this thread will be my inspiration even it it makes my 3 taps feel completely inadequate. I cant look at a chest freezer anymore without picturing a line of cellis off the front!

 

[Katherine]

How tall are you mate? Your taps look to be at most, 2 foot from the floor. Do you have to squat to pour? :unsure: or is it the perfect height to be able to sit on the floor and pour so you dont fall far?!

Perfect height for me.... That is exactly what Im looking for... at the moment I would be happy with one tap!

 

[~MikE]

Like the look of those Perlick taps Mike :beerbang:
I should be getting mine from the states soon. How are they working any problems?
Are they the S/S version?

BS

they're SS with plastic spout and plastic shaft thingy (the slidy piece inside the tap). they're working very very nicely.

 

[Mitchell]

captaincleanoff: you are to be congratulated, I couldn't get that spring for the lid back in! It just had sooo much tension, I found it almost impossible to get back in. And I thought that it might put too much pressure on the collar

The trick I found, after having similar frustration when trying to brute force it, was to do the following:

1. Screw the bottom half of the hinge to the collar. You'll notice it has a little hook sticking up to hold the torsion bar in place.
2. Line up the lid in a fully open position at the back of the freezer (flipped right the way back so it is 180 degrees open... you'll need some room for this manoeuvre). Probably easier to get someone to hold it in this spot but I did it solo by balancing the lid on two kegs with buckets on top.
3. Once the lid is in this position the torsion bar can slipped behind the hooks on the bottom half of the hinge that is screwed to the collar. With the lid 180 degrees open there is bugger all tension on them.
4. Then fit the little plastic shoe over the end of the torsion bar to prevent it digging in to your collar. Now the torsion bars are in place with the shoes, my collar is holding up fine to the pressure.
5. Then slowly fold the lid up towards 90 degrees open until you can line up the top of the hinge enough to bang in a few screws.

Hey presto... working hinged lid. I am absolutely convinced that it is impossible to get those torsion bars in any other way... not that I didn't try pretty hard first .

DrSmurto: How tall are you mate? Your taps look to be at most, 2 foot from the floor. Do you have to squat to pour?

They are higher than 2 ft but they could do with being a tad higher. It's high enough that I don't have to bend me knees to pour and I'm 6 ft... but I need to reach (the pics distort the dimensions a bit). I'm going to bang some castors on the bottom of the freezer. That will raise it enough to be comfortable. It'll also make it more of a pain in the arse to load kegs into... I'm toying with the idea of some overhead pulley arrangement to take the effort out of loading full kegs.

 

[gap]

The trick I found, after having similar frustration when trying to brute force it, was to do the following:

1. Screw the bottom half of the hinge to the collar. You'll notice it has a little hook sticking up to hold the torsion bar in place.
2. Line up the lid in a fully open position at the back of the freezer (flipped right the way back so it is 180 degrees open... you'll need some room for this manoeuvre). Probably easier to get someone to hold it in this spot but I did it solo by balancing the lid on two kegs with buckets on top.
3. Once the lid is in this position the torsion bar can slipped behind the hooks on the bottom half of the hinge that is screwed to the collar. With the lid 180 degrees open there is bugger all tension on them.
4. Then fit the little plastic shoe over the end of the torsion bar to prevent it digging in to your collar. Now the torsion bars are in place with the shoes, my collar is holding up fine to the pressure.
5. Then slowly fold the lid up towards 90 degrees open until you can line up the top of the hinge enough to bang in a few screws.

Hey presto... working hinged lid. I am absolutely convinced that it is impossible to get those torsion bars in any other way... not that I didn't try pretty hard first .

That souns pretty much like how I got mine to work. Took a lot of trying and swearing and I felt like a fool
when I finally got it to work. Just so easy.

I tried to explain it to somebody else on this forum but just confused them. The secret is definitely attaching the hinges to the collar first.

 

[FarsideOfCrazy]

Just fitted out my new freezer. Holds 12 kegs. 7 brews on tap. Beats the pants off my old method of sharing a single gun for all my kegs.

The collar still needs a final coat of paint and I'm trying to find a bank of 4 secondary regs... but it was so shiny I just had to post some pics.


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Now that has just got me feeling all tingley inside .

I showed that to the other half and her response was "Where do you think your going to put that?" To which I'm now considering an extension on the house .

Well done mate you should be proud of your handy work.

 

[Thunderlips]

Just fitted out my new freezer. Holds 12 kegs. 7 brews on tap. Beats the pants off my old method of sharing a single gun for all my kegs.

Mitchell, with so many taps I'd be interested to hear how you go with those Celli's sticking, especially in the warmer weather.
Do you have the freezer inside the house or out in a garage?
I love my Ventmatics, and I do have some gold Celli's, but those stainless jobs you have really look the part.
It'd be a tough choice for me when I eventually get around to converting a freezer.

 

[Mitchell]

Thunderlips: with so many taps I'd be interested to hear how you go with those Celli's sticking, especially in the warmer weather. Do you have the freezer inside the house or out in a garage?

It's in a garage. I plan to flush the ones in use once or twice a month. I'll keep you posted.

 

[fraser_john]

To stop my taps sticking I have one of those 3 litre garden sprayers filled with a weak Starsan solution, when I have had my last beer for the night, I jam the spray nozzle hard up against the tap and give the whole thing a good squirt. Not had sticking, fungus or flies since I started doing this.

Give the drip tray a spray whilst I am there too. 3 litres of mix on four taps lasts about four weeks.