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I took the area originally designed to house a stand-alone kegerator and built it up to the underbar level. On this platform I was able to place the tap tower directly above the box, drilling a hole for the beer lines and for the drip pan line. |
I insulated the box with styrofoam sheets from Home Depot along with lots of foil tape to seal the seams. |
Here's a shot of the top of the keg box where the beer lines and drain line come from the T-tower. |
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I took a dorm fridge and removed the door. The shot above is looking directly into the fridge. The coolant source in these small units is the sheet of metal that makes up the freezer. I removed the door from the freezer to expose as much area of the metal plate as possible. There was no air circulation, so I added a small far from Radio Shack to get the cold air out of the fridge and blow it into the keg box. I have since moved the fan up one shelf to in front of the ice box for better effect. |
I pressed the fridge up againt the keg box, applied styrofoam and insulating tape, and sealed it all in using foil tape. |
Here we see a hole I cut to match the opening of the dorm fridge. |
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I had a nice small space just outside the keg box that was perfect for a 10# gas tank. |
Without the tank in the way, we see where the line goes from the tank and into the outside wall of the keg box. |
I got a four way gas distribution bar to feed the four kegs. This is a nice bar mounted on the inside of the keg box. Each line has a cutoff so I can turn on/off each keg individually. A setup with four different regulators would be really nice, but a lot more expensive. So far I have been happy with this setup. If I want to drop the pressure on a keg, I just turn off the gas for a couple of pints. If I want to add carbonation, I can turn off the other three lines and force carbonate the remaining keg. You can also see to the right of the distribution bar where the gas line comes into the keg box. |
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I lined the doorway with ribbed insulating tape from Home Depot. I also used some black insulation foam tape on the doorway facing. Looking at the door picture to the right, you can see where it also has ribbed and foam tape. The door and doorway fit tightly together and the ribbed tape join like interlocking fingers. |
The door is a 1x2 frame filled with styrofoam and surrounded by insulating tape as discussed. |
And here we have the finished project. Add a gas tank, hook up some kegs, put the door in place, add a skirt to hide the fridge, add tap handles, then relax with a cool one. |
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