Kegging Setups

[Yob]

he.. he.. the little party monster setup

ed.. now with image

 

[donburke]

Heh, I'm glad you asked.

At this stage, it's not Longer term plans though are to "tile in" a small drip tray around the font area to the top of the bar, to handle any condensation coming off the font. I am keeping an eye out for a reasonably priced drip tray that I like the look of, but for now, it's probably just going to be easier to attach a thin (maybe 5mm?) strip of tiles/plastic to the bar to keep the condensation contained, so that it can in turn be mopped up.

I've been told that the condensation shouldn't cause too much run-off, so who knows. I might get away with just wiping the top of the bar once or twice a day.

condensation causes a fair bit of run off, better to overestimate it than underestimate

its constantly dripping as air temp and humidity levels change throughout the day

try to plumb the drainage out if you can, one less thing you'll have to worry about doing is emptying the drip tray full of consensate

 

[PacNorWest]

Mine has been a wile in the making but I finally have the 4 taps installed. My only problem right now is keeping up with consumption, being a 22yo male with a lot of mates close by makes it pretty difficult to keep even 2 taps flowing. 1 19l batch / week isnt cutting it. I need a break.

The good part is that my mates pay for my hobby :beerbang: .... partly

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Also, a word of thanks to all of you AHB forum regulars. I have gone from kits to 3v AG in less than a year. I have tried to keep the posts down but now am getting a little tired of seeing Amateur Brewer on my member line, compared to most I am... but still I like to think im more in the provisionals range.

ps... first time to post a photo... not sure if this will work

 

[stakka82]

Looks good mate. Might be time to buy a bigger kettle!

 

[Liam_snorkel]

I have tried to keep the posts down but now am getting a little tired of seeing Amateur Brewer on my member line

I believe you can edit that somewhere in your profile. :beer:

tell your mates to bring a six pack of something good if they want to imbibe in your kegged beers for the night. Fair is fair!

 

[stretch69]

I believe you can edit that somewhere in your profile. :beer:

tell your mates to bring a six pack of something good if they want to imbibe in your kegged beers for the night. Fair is fair!

Yeah I agree, my mates would destroy my supply for only a gold coin

 

[Edak]

Mine wouldn't even bring a gold coin... "Do you take AMEX?" they would say...

 

[PacNorWest]

I've been lucky most have been dropping in more than a gold coin, but we are all poor uni students so every bit helps.... plus the one they all like has a cheap grain bill w/ 50g of galaxy making it less expensive to produce.

 

[stux]

Mine has been a wile in the making but I finally have the 4 taps installed. My only problem right now is keeping up with consumption, being a 22yo male with a lot of mates close by makes it pretty difficult to keep even 2 taps flowing. 1 19l batch / week isnt cutting it. I need a break.

The good part is that my mates pay for my hobby :beerbang: .... partly





Also, a word of thanks to all of you AHB forum regulars. I have gone from kits to 3v AG in less than a year. I have tried to keep the posts down but now am getting a little tired of seeing Amateur Brewer on my member line, compared to most I am... but still I like to think im more in the provisionals range.

ps... first time to post a photo... not sure if this will work

Love the usage rules

Only way I could keep 4 taps flowing was to move to triple batches

60L of beer in a 60L fermenter fills 3 kegs in 2 weeks.

10-12 kegs means you can have 3 kegs 'behind' each tap, and when 2 kegs are finished time for a new beer

And yes, my stocks took a beating recently

 

[Edak]

Well this is mine, progress is still being made and I have yet to choose my tap handles.

I thought i would take a new approach. The wife and i made the front panel from coreflute with polyester wadding stuck to it and fabric laid over the top. The panel is attached with adhesive magnetic strip so can be removed instantly if required.

Its nice to feel and soft to the touch. There is a huge range of cheap fabric at spotlight, so picked some up when buying voile for my hop bags.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

Very slick. Love the name of your ESB too

 

[Edak]

um... what happened to my images?

here they are again...

 

[pk.sax]

Nothing flash, just resurrected the kegging with new ones from CB. Boy, do they come from the shop looking flash!

Happy days.

 

[stretch69]

um... what happened to my images?
here they are again...

That looks awesome, where about's did you get the insulation from for the collar?

 

[Edak]

That looks awesome, where about's did you get the insulation from for the collar?

Its the thin stuff from Clark rubber. Only 10mm but was perfect for my application. Its 1000mm wide and adhesive on one side. I only needed 800mm so it was cheap.I think it was $19/metre.

 

[Neanderthal]

Hey Edak,

How much difference did you find the fan made? is it on permanently or on a timer?

 

[Edak]

the fan seems to keep everything evenly cold. It's on permanently except for when the door is open, which turns it off (there is a reed switch on the door).

 

[stretch69]

Its the thin stuff from Clark rubber. Only 10mm but was perfect for my application. Its 1000mm wide and adhesive on one side. I only needed 800mm so it was cheap.I think it was $19/metre.

Cool thanks mate, didn't even think of those guys

 

[andy@67]

G'day All,

I have been working on my Keg setup for the last couple of weeks. I have a 215L Fisher Paykel chest freezer (it cost $80 at a garage sale). Still waiting for the Perlick 545's to arrive from the States. I'll post some photos below.




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Thanks.

Andrew.

 

[Edak]

80 bucks is a nice price for that beauty!

Did you get your taps from morebeer? It took 8 days for mine to arrive so pretty quick.

Meanwhile i still haven't decided on the tap handles so it looks a little bare.

 

[meathead]

What are the freight costs like from Morebeer?

 

[Edak]

Products Ordered:

Perlick Faucet - Flow Control
Qty: 3.00
Price: 49.9500

Gas Manifold - 4 Way
Qty: 1.00
Price: 47.5000

Faucet Shank - 4" S/S
Qty: 3.00
Price: 28.9500

Faucet Wrench
Qty: 1.00
Price: 3.2500

Faucet Handle
Qty: 1.00
Price: 2.0000

Hose/Tubing Clamp (Small)
Qty: 8.00
Price: 0.6500

Bottle Opener - Starr Wall Mount
Qty: 1.00
Price: 5.9500

Brush - Faucet Cap
Qty: 3.00
Price: 3.9500


Shipping: 66.99
Total: 379.44

Of course that shipping amount adjusts depending on what you have in your cart (weight and size wise) so just taps would have been less...

 

[andy@67]

Thanks Edak, taps, shanks, disconnects, gas manifolds, Bev Seal Ultra beer line all coming from The CHI Company as they use the USPS International Flat Rate Boxes so freight on nearly 20kg's was $82.00. The 3 taps were $20 cheaper than here so nearly paid for the freight, and the beer line worked out at just over $1 a meter, if you can find barrier line in Aus it will cost you about $4 a meter. Although I got a 100' roll so will have quite a bit left over I will prolly post some for sale when I finish my set up. However there is a delay on the shanks should be posted this week with any luck.

In the meantime I have set up a Beer Gun from my LHBS so I can dispense while I wait for the rest of the setup to arrive, I intend to set up a picnic system in the future so the gun will be used there.

I got the Regs from UBrewit in Albury as the connector between the regs only cost $5.50, although the tank adapter was a PITA to remove from the 2 regs. Had to use a vice and a spanner with some pipe as a lever to break the seal. The regs appear to work well although they only pass through regulated pressure so if you want to force carbonate it has to come off the first reg.

Kegs came from Homebrewingisfun on evilbay, a bit dinged but not too bad, although 1 came with 2 liquid posts, that confused me for a good while. The kegs were supposed to have a couple of seal kits with them but none of the small seals arrived (only the lid seals), the seller fixed that fairly quickly though.

More photos below!!

Thanks,

Andrew.

Edited to add section about shipping delay.

 

[db73]

Hi all,

Started reading this post years ago and after some absence I thought I might post what I did for my keg set up

So some people might call it a kitchen I like to now call it a bar

I have cheated a bit by purchasing a kegerator from craftbrewer years ago. I wanted to build something around it.


This is where it started


Made some marine ply boxes


Varnished them


Got my hands on some recycled timber and laminated the old timber frames together


One done!


Clear coating the benchtops



Finished product. (Almost)

Going to make some stainless steel splash backs

I also have an Andale 3 tap T Bar font that I might fit in the future. Problem is that it's missing the snaplocks and I would also need tap shanks as well. At $60 a pop makes them worth more than what I paid for the font. If anyone knows of second hand ones, I could be interested.

 

[stakka82]

Look's great, love the timber.

 

[Edak]

Great job db73. You have turned what was once a drab corner into something wonderful and practical.

 

[Camo6]

Looks fanfarkintastic db73. Quality work.

 

[Smokomark]

I also have an Andale 3 tap T Bar font that I might fit in the future. Problem is that it's missing the snaplocks and I would also need tap shanks as well. At $60 a pop makes them worth more than what I paid for the font. If anyone knows of second hand ones, I could be interested.

A mate got some s/hand snaplocks yesterday from Andale at Coorparoo $20 ea

 

[sean83]

A mate got some s/hand snaplocks yesterday from Andale at Coorparoo $20 ea

Haha big Dan sounds like a proud man must be telling everyone

 

[citizensnips]

that's a really nice looking corner you got there mate, the recycled top finish is awesome