Kegerator Lagering Cold Storage
Kegerator/Lagering Tank and Fermentation Chiller
I converted a 14.5 cubic foot chest freezer into a Kegerator/Lagering Tank by putting a collar around the top. This enabled me to drill a hole for the Co2 manifold and will allow for future faucets (ultraflow) to be installed around the edge. For now I just use the cobra head faucets.
I made a tap for my 5L mini kegs that enables me to hook them up to my Co2 system.
The hardest part about making this was bending the copper tubing through the
"T" fitting, while keeping the O.D. smooth enough to work with the
compression fitting.
I also used the same design theory to make a 2L bottle tap to prevent the soda from going flat. This works great for making/carbonating home made soda.
I use a Ranco Temperature controller. I had to make a thermo-well for the temperature probe and submerge it in water because when the temperature probe was not in water it would cause the compressor to cycle too frequently. Also, this way I have an idea of what the temperature of the beer is in my fridge, rather than the temperature of the air in the fridge.
I converted my dorm fridge into a mini kegerator and fermentation chiller. I share the Co2 tank with the Kegerator and the Dorm fridge.
Ales were fermenting too warm at room temperature so I decided to make a fermentation chiller. I made a box out of extruded polystyrene (R10), put weather stripping around the front, then attached it to my dorm fridge (after I removed the door) with a latching tie-down (for trucks). Then I made a temperature controller by following the instructions found on the son of a fermentation chiller tutorial. It works great!
