My neighbor, Mark Cooper decided to build an airplane in his garage.
In an attempt to build something equally as cool in my garage I decided to tackle the venerable Kegorator.
I started with an old Sobe convenience store fridge. To get maximum variety I went with cornelius kegs in the form of (2) traditional 5-gallon vessels and (1) 3-gallon smaller keg that would fit on the back shelf. I have my CO2 located to the right of the 3-gallon keg on the back shelf.
With so many kegs I decided to go with a CO2 manifold, which can be seen mounted to the front. I have a 0-15psi gauge mounted to the left which allows me to monitor precise serving pressures.
To the right of the manifold is a vintage Cooper thermometer circa 1960. I installed this with a mount I designed and built with an Objet.
All 3 serving lines run up to a triple tap tower that I fitted with (2) Perlick Creamer faucets, Left and Right, and in the center position I have a Perlick Flow Control. I must say, Perlicks are worth every cent.
My final ‘major’ tweak was to create my own version of a Taplister setup. I created “Tapster”. This is a single PowerPoint slide set to run as a self executable, in my windows startup folder, and only on my 2nd monitor above the kegorator. I designed it to look like a chalkboard. It lists the specs of each beer I have on tap. I even included what looks like logo stickers. Thanks to my awesome interior designer wife for having one of her vendors make me the classy frame for the monitor.
Now, I realize this isn’t an airplane but it has increased my neighborhood popularity and I’m sure it’s boosted my bid to run for the open HOA position this year 🙂
