Finished my keezer... now I need to fill it.

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I've got some serious brewing to do to get it full though, lol. Going to try and brew a couple batches tomorrow... need to work in one at least. I'll probably do an American Pale Ale first then an amber if I have the time. Even then it will be a month or two before they are done and carbed and worth drinking.

Running carbed water from tap #4. That combined with soda syrups I have all the variety I want. This is nice since there is no caffeine or calories and I can flavor to taste which, for me, is about 1/4 the suggested syrup. More flavored seltzer than your typical soda... I can't stand syrupy sweet drinks.

You need to brew a Belgian style ale...nice and wild, And then invite me over! ;):D Or, invite me over to test what you have already made:):)

Yeah I was thinking I need to do another local razor meet once I got it full. :)


I misplaced this shortcut on my hotbar when I changed computers and totally forgot about it, lol. Was honing my razors tonight and realized I hadn't visited the forums in ages.

How about some more pics and a description of how you built it? I'm seriously considering building one of these for myself and I'd like to hear some other peoples experiences.

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Originally Posted by joesixpack

How about some more pics and a description of how you built it? I'm seriously considering building one of these for myself and I'd like to hear some other peoples experiences.

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Not sure if posting links to other forums is taboo but I've already got a description and plenty of pictures there.
GE 7 CF (FCM7SUWW) keezer conversion - Home Brew Forums

If it is against the TOS mods just kill the link and let me know and I'll repost a summary.

I did have a false start with the collar but live and learn. The way I ended up doing it was much easier and turned out great I think.

Oh and just finished brewing a bastardized English Ale... using up leftovers and had a bad yeast so used a different one. It will either come out awesome and I won't be able to recreate it or it will be terrible, lol. I'll know in a month when it's done fermenting and I get it carbed up in the keezer. Gah I still need to clean up though, not looking forward to that.

Oh and are you a home brewer or do you just want to be able to use commercial kegs? They are different sizes and have different fitting requirements to use so that is a good place to start when deciding on a freezer.

What I did is made a siphon system with a Sankey fitting (standard commercial keg fitting in the US) at one end and fittings that fit my system on the other. This way I can buy a sixth barrel of commercial brew and transfer it into one of my kegs with little fuss. Saves me having to deal with the different size kegs and fittings and all that. Once it is in one of my kegs it is all the same to me.

Yeah, I homebrew, though I haven't in a couple of years. I know the Sixtle's and the cornies can vary in size. I don't know that I'd want four beers on tap at any given time though. THough, now that I think of it, four may be nice....

I own a small business doing beer draft maintenance for bars and restaurants, so I know where to get all the stuff I need. The trouble I have is that I currently live in an apartment and have some space issues. I need to figure out if I can really afford a kegerator both financially and space-wise.

You can always go smaller. The 4 cf can fit like 2 and the tank... or just go with a dorm fridge and modify that.

The other thing I like is having a variety of sodas made to taste on tap. Can't stand the commercial stuff as it is too syrupy/sweet for my taste. That and mine are caffeine and calorie free.