Brewer’s Cache

This beer still needs some aging.  Because I had to use all of my hops to bitter this beer, it has absolutly no hop aroma or flavor. Another first for me.  The only thing that comes through in the aroma…

This American Ale needs a better name. Other than that, it has a a perfect balance and is very hoppy. I was not expecting so much hop flavor; it was the first time that I spread out my hop additons…

After toiling with getting the kegerator door to seal well, I decided on adding an external latch to snug up the door. If I had underage kids in the house, this would solve the problem of teenage tampering.

From Solving the…

Attaching the door panel was more of a pain that I had anticipated. It was very difficult to position the panel on the door precisly so that the rubber seals would properly seat. Free of the door, the panel was…

It took a while to get the door panels cut right, but when right, it seals very well. You can see in the following picture, I have positioned my new door panel into the door opening. The rubber seals well…

When converting a fridge into a kegerator, you will need to construct a level platform to support and distribute the weight of the kegs. The full kegs weight about 30 lbs a piece–the platform is very important. In my frigerator,…

I began construction on a kegerator just this evening. My new frigerator was delivered yesterday and that gave me chance to get started. I have already purchased all of the kegging equipment, the kegs, the CO2 tank, the regulator, the…