Best freezer for keezer

What size freezer should I get for a keezer conversion? Thread Status: Not open for further replies. Is this a good chest freezer to make a Keezer?

I have a chest freezer that I currently have seven kegs in and am going to be upgrading to a standing freezer very soon. So you can avoid the same mistake let me give you some advice.

Get complete instructions, parts list, and video for building a kegerator from a chest freezer , aka a keezer. Put the deep freezer lid on top of the keezer collar. A Slightly Less Simple Keezer Build.

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Freezers (66) Our ratings rank freezers in order of. I apologize that the images start a bit into the project. Below is a video on how to build a keezer. The video is provided by Northern Brewer Homebrew Supply. Converting a chest freezer into the ultimate homebrew kegerator is easy - you can impress your friends, AND have fresh home brew on tap for yourself!

Corny Kegs - Corny kegs (Cornelius Kegs) are a homebrewers best frien allowing me to fill and pressurize my kegs as needed. They were originally used by the soft drink industry. Unscrew the lower set of screws which hold the hinge to the body of the freezer. This is a job best suited for.

So You Want to Build A Keezer. Once you have your freezer , soon to be keezer , home, more choices need to be made. How to Build a Keezer Collar. Select a chest freezer that can hold that many kegs (a ball lock keg is roughly inches wide and inches tall).

Add liquid lines for each keg. I used your plans to build my keezer and I went live this past weekend. Upright Freezer allows The Frigidaire 16.

In this video, Northern Brewer shows you one way to build a KEEZER (a.k.a. kegerator). Best Match currently selected. Whether your food preservation needs call for a deep freezer , mini freezer , small freezer or full-size chest freezer , we can help you find the perfect one.

Keezer build using a standard GE cubic foot chest freezer. Made an inner collar of 2xpine and an outer collar of 1xred oak. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Size Doesn’t Matter: The Story of A Keezer.

I simply measured the top of the body of the freezer and we made our cuts. Many keezer builds utilize a wooden collar with taps mounted through the collar. Having taps sticking out the front of the keezer would be in the way so a keezer with a tap tower was the next logical step. Draft Beer At Home – Keezer Build With Collar. The “Greatest Hits” Keezer Build.

I determined that the best way to attach the shelf was with some industrial strength double sided tape. The collar provides extra headspace for your kegs and gives you a safe area to install beer faucet shanks without drilling into the freezer wall. I decided to go with the 7. Freezer from Holiday because when I built this keezer I was living in a small house and. When choosing the freezer that will become the new focal point of your home, you’ll need to make sure it can hold the amount of corny kegs you want to serve (and possibly more for carbonating). The best example I’ve seen is creating cardboard templates to test fit everything.

I built collars for both the keezer and the freezer out of 1x stock - 1xfor the keezer and 1xfor the freezer to run my tubing through. I filled the gap between the 1x with expanding foam and capped it with a thin strip of 1x and then primed and painted it white to match the keezer and freezer. Cu Ft chest freezer using points I earned at christmas.

Then I added a wood collar around the top using some left over Mahogany I had from another wood working project. Chest Freezer to Kegerator ( Keezer Build) I purchased a 7. It might seem ironic, but the best thing you can do for a freezer is to occasionally thaw it out completely. A Good Excuse to Build a Keezer. You remove the lid of the freezer , place this on top using very strong tape and. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best.

It provides the best accuracy, based on it’s 2. It was the best rating of any freezer I researched. I am constructing one too from a chest freezer. Setting your ideal freezer temperature and measuring it with a freezer thermometer is vital if you want the best for your hard work and to keep your freezer stash as fresh as can be.

The keezer has been wired in order to control temperature. The next step is to prep the freezer for Cornelius kegs. The freezer that I am repurposing has a large hump for the compressor. A complete guide to building a keezer or freezer kegerator.

Steve from Riverwalk Brewing shows us how to make a kegerator out of a freezer or old fridge. Secon the wheels are important if you want the collar to attach to the lid (as opposed to attach to the freezer ). The larger lid makes it necessary to roll the keezer away from the wall when opening and closing. I also painted my white freezer black (with appliance spray paint).