Diy Keezer Lid

I had previously been using a 3 tap kegerator built into a refrigerator that worked great i actually really liked having the freezer on top to store hops but i brewed far too often to have only 3 faucets.

Diy keezer lid. Purchase foam tape 4 corner braces and at least 12 lag bolts with the proper sized nuts. It is a couple inches taller than the inner collar so it hangs down lower over the outside of the freezer. Insert screws to secure the hinges into your keezer collar. If that s not the case for you then pre drill a small hole in the freezer before screwing in place.

Attach the freezer hinges to the lid using the original holes and hardware. Attach the boards to each other with the corner brackets. Put the deep freezer lid on top of the keezer collar. There is an inner collar and an outer collar.

Keezer build guide for the diy homebrewer. Cut inner collar boards and place on the keezer with lid detached. Diy kegerator or keezer kits a homemade kegerator or keezer can be one of the most satisfying projects for a homebrewer next to making the beer itself. Optionally purchase stain and poly if you plan on staining your wood.

Posted on january 09 2019. The inner collar rests on the ledge of the freezer. The freezer s lid is removed and reattached to the inner collar. It only requires you to drill a hole within the lid of the.

The parts list on this is pretty basic. Rest the freezer lid on top of the collar and attach the hinge to the collar and the freezer. The outer collar bolts to the inner collar. I was inventorying my home brewing equipment and realized i had at least 400 bottles stored in my basement.

What allowed me to keep that keezer so simple was my experience building a 5 tap keezer for myself. 2x 2 4 8ft length finished pine 2x 2 x 4 half inch plywood 1x 4 x 8 sheet of half inch pink insulation board rubber weather stripping leftover 2 and 1 25 decking screws from when i rebuilt my desk last year to hold it all together liquid nails to. Mark and drill holes into the collar where the hinge must now be attached. I recently shared the very simple 2 tap keezer build i did for a friend.

Not only is it easy to do but you can design one that meets your individual needs and space requirements.