Custom Beer Tower

[Cobalt]

So I saw something like this when I was in my younger 20's down in the states, trying to reproduce it now. It basically looked like a giant, stretched, jello shooter, but as a beer tower. Looking for thoughts, suggestions, or reasons why its not done?

So to put my comments and questions onto this post,

Is 1" hose too big for tower, step it down a size? if so what size?
Can I set the top tower shanks horizontal? I dont see why not but im no pro lol

Biggest hurdle I see is how to go from the 1/4" tower shank to the larger hose to the 1" display hose. If there is a solution, then it can be used on the bottom as well to go back to the normal size.

My guess is that what I saw was indeed a custom enclosure, doubled walled to keep cold, custom fittings, ect...

So yea, Thoughts, Ideas, leads for fittings, ect... leave a comment if you like the idea as well

Oh and as for the top cover and base, I Know a guy who knows a guy who could turn these on a wood lathe easily, I think Cherry would look nice

[mr x]

Is the beer supposed to travel through that 1"hose?

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[Cobalt]

I think it did, so from the 1/4" line from keg, up to this tower, where it switches to the 1", swirls up to the top, then back to the 1/4" to be poured.

Think of a long party balloon, but only inflated in the middle and not inflated 2" on each end.

[mr x]

That sounds pretty tricky. I don't think the bend radius would work out, and the beer would foam like crazy.

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[Cobalt]

I got some thoughts on it, I'll do a test with it and see how it works and report back, probably shortly after the holidays

My idea to make the jump from the 1/4 to 1" tubing is to use a plug. Drill out an undersized hole and use a 1/4 to 1/4 barb for hose extension.

But I'm now curious to the fluid dynamics, and don't think it should foam inside the tubing. Hoping not, but won't know till I try

[mr x]

I'm thinking temperature causing foam. Unless you are pouring non-stop, you'll have a lot of beer warming up in that 1" tube.

[chalmers]

Would 1/4" beer line coiled in the same fashion be too long in the tower?
Maybe put an inanimate carbon rod (or similar) in the centre of the coil to act as a heatsink?

[mr x]

You may also need a higher end pressure adjusting faucet if you use 1" line.

[Cobalt]

HUZZAH! Found this on YouTube, similar to what I seen I think, but this has flashy lights.

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[Graham.C]

Why don't you get a little PC coolant pump and run that with LEDs instead of the beer. Keep the beer cool and away from light. Not to mention all the lost beer in the line that would be saved.

[mr x]

Yeah. I noticed the guy pulls away that glass so you can't see how well it poured. Could have been 75% foam.

[Jimmy]

Yeah. I noticed the guy pulls away that glass so you can't see how well it poured. Could have been 75% foam.

It looked like it was all foam.

[LiverDance]

World's greatest Kegerator - No perlicks? FAIL

[derek]

HUZZAH! Found this on YouTube, similar to what I seen I think, but this has flashy lights.

Gotta like flashy lights!

[know1]

you could consider running a 1/4" line through a 1"+ line. You could then even fill the 1" line with plain or colored water by using something like rubber bungs & silicone on each end to seal it of. You could probably even get away with running a pair of 1/4" lines through a 1". Might look cool if they were a twisted pair but adds even more length of course.

[mr x]

Better yet, use coolant in the 1" line.