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Garak · Post by **Garak** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:44 pm

Interesting, I was thinking of making a fermentation chamber out of it but $35 sounds good too.

Just checked the website, they only take working appliances and they test on site.

I'm thinking I could chill glycol in the working freezer and pump it through the cooling coil in the dead freezer. I'm only looking to get down to say 12 degrees.

Post by **chalmers** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:11 pm

Fermentation chamber might be a better use, if you can hook up something to recirc glycol to keep it cool.

benwedge · Post by **benwedge** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:45 am

chalmers wrote:Looking great, sucks about the dead freezer. If you are looking to get rid of it, get NS Power to do all the heavy lifting, plus get $35 for it!!http://www.efficiencyns.ca/for_homes/en ... t_program/

The site says the appliance has to be working, unfortunately.

Jmac00 · Post by **Jmac00** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:07 pm

guess this is an update to my keezer and bringing this thread back from the dead for any newbies to post pics of their setups.

finally got rid of the manifold and got my regs setup....pics of old setup are somewhere in the thread.

added a couple more taps too...with a stout faucet

just got to grab those magnetic tool trays from busy bee for drip trays as my last homemade tray got knocked off by someone and broke.

Post by **mr x** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:07 am

ok, when's the paaaaaartay

TimG · Post by **TimG** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:48 am

Speaking of keezers.. how do you guys cut down/prevent moisture build up? Mine is almost flooded in there! (Ok not really.. but lots of water)

Tim

Post by **mr x** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:20 am

I know the guys in the states use Damprid, but I'm not sure it's available up here. You may have to find a similar product up here.

Jmac00 · Post by **Jmac00** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:22 am

I'm currently experimenting with kitty litter :drool:

....ok..sort of..its the silica crystals found at pet stores for cats, not sure if its working like i want it to yet as it hasn't been that long in there. Silica crystals or decadent(sp) absorbs moisture....probably the same stuff that's in 'damp rid' but i couldn't find that stuff easily. Michaels sells silica crystals for drying out flowers, but it was pricey. I'm sure halifax has more places to buy this kind of stuff, or you could go to walmart and rob all the shoes boxes of those little decadent packages.

Garak · Post by **Garak** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:50 am

If your getting alot of water build up you might have a leak somewhere that warm damp air is getting in through. You might want to get some silicone or something and go around anywhere it might be letting some air in.

ratchet · Post by **ratchet** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:41 am

Jmac00 wrote:I'm currently experimenting with kitty litter ....ok..sort of..its the silica crystals found at pet stores for cats, not sure if its working like i want it to yet as it hasn't been that long in there. Silica crystals or decadent(sp) absorbs moisture....probably the same stuff that's in 'damp rid' but i couldn't find that stuff easily. Michaels sells silica crystals for drying out flowers, but it was pricey. I'm sure halifax has more places to buy this kind of stuff, or you could go to walmart and rob all the shoes boxes of those little decadent packages.

mcmaster sells large a 2-pack of tyvek bags of silica gel for ~$12 (good for ~10,000 ft^3 each)

when they're full, you can "re-charge" them in your oven.

perhaps it's time for another group buy?

Jmac00 · Post by **Jmac00** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:43 pm

Question for the other people with keezers....how do you have your temp probe setup? I've seen some ppl put the probe in a bottle of water.....Is this supposed to make it more efficient? cut down on the freezer cutting in and out? etc.........currently mine is just hanging free so its controlled by the air temperature. Does using the probe in the liquid(less rapid change in temp) make it better?

Post by **chalmers** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:10 pm

Jmac00 wrote:Question for the other people with keezers....how do you have your temp probe setup? I've seen some ppl put the probe in a bottle of water.....Is this supposed to make it more efficient? cut down on the freezer cutting in and out? etc.........currently mine is just hanging free so its controlled by the air temperature. Does using the probe in the liquid(less rapid change in temp) make it better?

I would say using a bottle of water, or some other implement to get a large thermal mass is better than just the probe hanging loose. Of course, ideal would be to stick it in a keg, but that's not feasible. You'd like to shadow the temperature of the beer in the keg as closely as possible, so putting it in a bottle of water is a good analog.

Jmac00 · Post by **Jmac00** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:59 pm

just what i thought...but wanted to confirm before i wasted my time. Thanks chris, gonna change it up when i get home.

gyorke · Post by **gyorke** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:30 am

Finally got my keezer and taps setup to the point where I can post some pictures. I hopefully have most of the kinks worked out now.

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Just need a little more dressing up around the taps.

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:36 am

Love that setup!

TimG · Post by **TimG** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:23 pm

Ya, nice job man! That looks wiced.

Tim

Tony L · Post by **Tony L** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:34 pm

This is an old one and I have Perlicks on it now along with some fancy handles.

erslar00 · Post by **erslar00** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:20 pm

Jmac00 wrote:guess this is an update to my keezer and bringing this thread back from the dead for any newbies to post pics of their setups.

finally got rid of the manifold and got my regs setup....pics of old setup are somewhere in the thread.

added a couple more taps too...with a stout faucet

just got to grab those magnetic tool trays from busy bee for drip trays as my last homemade tray got knocked off by someone and broke.

*Blast the left hand thread* I broke my high pressure gauge a few weeks ago and have been trying to source one locally. I have the exact same one as in the picture on the far left above from SIMGO. I will throw in a "plug" or "cap" of some kind if I cannot find one until I get one ordered from Simgo but prefer to stay local as I won't be in missingsausage for a while and hate paying shipping. Has anyone located one locally? I tried Praxair and Liquid Air no luck.

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:27 am

erslar00 wrote: *Blast the left hand thread* I broke my high pressure gauge a few weeks ago and have been trying to source one locally. I have the exact same one as in the picture on the far left above from SIMGO. I will throw in a "plug" or "cap" of some kind if I cannot find one until I get one ordered from Simgo but prefer to stay local as I won't be in missingsausage for a while and hate paying shipping. Has anyone located one locally? I tried Praxair and Liquid Air no luck.

i thought i broke mine a couple weeks ago, but ended up just tightening it an extra half turn and it works fine now. (except the gauge faces the wrong way.. haha). If i can dig up the thread, i had seen them for sale pretty cheap on a website (but not locally).

edit: i was looking at Beverage Factory. ten bux for a gauge. but I'm not sure what shipping is like.

Post by **mr x** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:24 am

I need a new gauge too...

canuck · Post by **canuck** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:06 am

I purchased a fridge off of Kijiji and converted it to a Kegerator with four taps. I painted a small part of the freezer door with chalkboard paint so I write what's currently on tap. I had a piece of stainless steel made for the fridge door and riveted it just for aesthetics. I just keep glasses and hops in the freezer portion.

And my other bar fridge.

Post by **chalmers** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:07 pm

Very nice! I would have gone for a different brewery for the barrel look

, but the idea is very cool.

KMcK · Post by **KMcK** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:13 pm

chalmers wrote:Very nice! I would have gone for a different brewery for the barrel look , but the idea is very cool.

I saw one of those on Kijiji a while back. The guy was asking an obscene price (I was too shocked to remember exactly). How much did you get yours for?

Post by **mr x** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:20 pm

chalmers wrote:Very nice! I would have gone for a different brewery for the barrel look , but the idea is very cool.

Well, Alexander Keith's is still a fine beer, you just need somebody other than In/Bev to brew it.

canuck · Post by **canuck** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:44 pm

KMcK wrote:
chalmers wrote:Very nice! I would have gone for a different brewery for the barrel look , but the idea is very cool.
I saw one of those on Kijiji a while back. The guy was asking an obscene price (I was too shocked to remember exactly). How much did you get yours for?

I won it at the Saint John Ale House so I didn't buy it. I am not sure how much they would go for, but I am guessing they wouldn't be cheap.

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