Diy Keezer Collar

Attaching the collar to make sure the collar doesn t shift around i used small 90 deg angle clips and 3 4 screws to attach it to the chest freezer.

Diy keezer collar. Keezer build guide for the diy homebrewer an in depth walk through with pictures of an advanced keezer build allowing you more room for kegs than a kegerator. Make sure everything sits the way you want it to. Attach the hinges to the collar using wood screws and washers. Posted on january 09 2019.

I was always envious of home brewers that were able to keg their beer. Keezer build guide for the diy homebrewer. It took about a week to finish. Check that the lid s gasket touches the collar all the way around.

I chose 1x10 pvc board for my collar as that will give me enough height to have a keg on. A keezer is essentially a kegerator but it uses a chest freezer rather than a refrigerator to provide your cooling. Clear vinyl beer line 3 16 1 4 barb. Pvc keezer collar build step 1.

The outside of the collar should be flush with the outside of the freezer then locate and pre drill into the chest freezer and attach. You ll need to temporarily remove the co 2 pressure regulator from the line before passing it through your keezer collar. I was inventorying my home brewing equipment and realized i had at least 400 bottles stored in my basement. That is why we build a collar out of wood so we have a place to put holes and mount everything.

A freezers only real flaw is that you can t safely drill into it without risking hitting a coil. If your co 2 will be stored outside the keezer drill a hole in the collar and run the co 2 line from the distributor through the hole. Attach the distributor inside the back of your keezer collar using wood screws. This is my keezer collar build.

What i chose to do is build a. 5 gallon cornelius keg. 2 5 gallon cornelius keg. Faucet shank 4 tap handles.

Reinsert the bolts that came out of the hinges into their original holes. Parts for the beer side. This guide has links for everything you need.