Dicko ACT
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Hello everyone,
This is my first post on AHB. I have been lurking for the last few months, however I have now finished my setup and want to show it off.
We are having pretty average weather here in Canberra, so the lighting is poor in the pictures...
The Bar
I went a little overboard by tiling my bar. However, with a friend who are a tiller and another who is a concrete cutter is was pretty easy.
Rossco (craftbrewer.com.au) has been an absolute champ throughout my project. Most off my gear come though him, the rest came from the Darcy @ Moby Dicks Tavern in Canberra.
Back to the bar, I had one hole cored for the font and another for the gas and temperature probe. I use standard SS backing plates from a plumbing shop to cover up the gas/temp hole.
I use a fridgemate to control the temp, these things are brilliant. With Rossco advice, I have the temperature probe sitting in a plastic water bottle with a piece of copper tubing going through it. This means that the ambient water temperature (beer temp) is read rather than the air temp (which would vary every time I opened the lid).
Gas is regulated by a manifold which allows me to gas up to four kegs individually.
The font is also floodable; eventually I will put in a small water pump so that I get a condensation effect.
The drip tray can be removed for washing/cleaning and there are several coats of 'wet seal' underneath to prevent damage to the clad sheets.
The freezer itself is 300L and can take up to 6 kegs. I use the older 55cm Rheem kegs which I have adapted with modern bar fitting so that they will also fit my homemade miracle box (can also provide pics of that if interested).
Overall, the beer pulls beautifully... Even better than the bar I work at. This is aided by the 'ducks nuts' Shirron taps from Craft Brewer.
If you have any questions about my bar please do contact me. I would be more than happy to help...
4 SALE
I also have 3 stainless steel beer fonts for sale. These are exactly the same as the one I used in my project except that they are 3 pull rather than 4. They are second hand, however I have fitted them with brand new nylon lines. The fonts are floodable. These aren’t to be mistaken with the cheaper chromed or plated fonts that you often see on eBay (these will affect the taste of your brew). Fonts like these sell for $500+ brand new from Andale. I’m selling them for $160 including Oz postage.
Wanting to Buy
In order to finish my bar, I need 2 more stainless steel pinlock gas-in disconnects. If anyone has some for sale or knows someone who might, please let me know. They retail for $50 new, just trying to save a few $.
Cheers guys, look forward to your comments.
This is my first post on AHB. I have been lurking for the last few months, however I have now finished my setup and want to show it off.
We are having pretty average weather here in Canberra, so the lighting is poor in the pictures...
The Bar
I went a little overboard by tiling my bar. However, with a friend who are a tiller and another who is a concrete cutter is was pretty easy.
Rossco (craftbrewer.com.au) has been an absolute champ throughout my project. Most off my gear come though him, the rest came from the Darcy @ Moby Dicks Tavern in Canberra.
Back to the bar, I had one hole cored for the font and another for the gas and temperature probe. I use standard SS backing plates from a plumbing shop to cover up the gas/temp hole.
I use a fridgemate to control the temp, these things are brilliant. With Rossco advice, I have the temperature probe sitting in a plastic water bottle with a piece of copper tubing going through it. This means that the ambient water temperature (beer temp) is read rather than the air temp (which would vary every time I opened the lid).
Gas is regulated by a manifold which allows me to gas up to four kegs individually.
The font is also floodable; eventually I will put in a small water pump so that I get a condensation effect.
The drip tray can be removed for washing/cleaning and there are several coats of 'wet seal' underneath to prevent damage to the clad sheets.
The freezer itself is 300L and can take up to 6 kegs. I use the older 55cm Rheem kegs which I have adapted with modern bar fitting so that they will also fit my homemade miracle box (can also provide pics of that if interested).
Overall, the beer pulls beautifully... Even better than the bar I work at. This is aided by the 'ducks nuts' Shirron taps from Craft Brewer.
If you have any questions about my bar please do contact me. I would be more than happy to help...
4 SALE
I also have 3 stainless steel beer fonts for sale. These are exactly the same as the one I used in my project except that they are 3 pull rather than 4. They are second hand, however I have fitted them with brand new nylon lines. The fonts are floodable. These aren’t to be mistaken with the cheaper chromed or plated fonts that you often see on eBay (these will affect the taste of your brew). Fonts like these sell for $500+ brand new from Andale. I’m selling them for $160 including Oz postage.
Wanting to Buy
In order to finish my bar, I need 2 more stainless steel pinlock gas-in disconnects. If anyone has some for sale or knows someone who might, please let me know. They retail for $50 new, just trying to save a few $.
Cheers guys, look forward to your comments.
