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[Stout_fan]

It's arriving this week.

That means you'll have to grab another shot and post it. :rolf:Seriously, great job Ken!

[Jimmy James]

Wow - awesome.

[Big Nake]

The remaining tile has been put up, the drip tray arrived and the beer is flowing!...

[BarelyBrews]

Looks great Ken,where do you find your signs? Great man-cave.

[Big Nake]

Looks great Ken,where do you find your signs? Great man-cave.

Most of the signs and trays I found on eBay. The good news is that the ones I like have some character... some wear, scratches and rust... and the "collectors" only want the trays and signs that are in more pristine condition. As a result, most of these I picked up for between $5 and $8. Cheers.

[3rd party JKor]

Sweet setup. I'll be in Chicago the week of 5/2...Cinco de Mayo party at Ken's!!!

[Big Nake]

I put a page on my site with some of the details of the project. If there is anything that I forgot to include, please let me know. I know some of you guys were looking for some of the details and hopefully there is some helpful info there. Cheers.

[Humperdink]

I put a page on my site with some of the details of the project. If there is anything that I forgot to include, please let me know. I know some of you guys were looking for some of the details and hopefully there is some helpful info there. Cheers.

That's a pretty awesome bar you have there Ken. Do you get a foamy first pour from the lines being on the exterior of the fridge? I know you said it's wrapped in insulation but i'm curious as to how well it keeps the co2 in solution. Cheers!

Edited by chriscose, 05 April 2010 - 01:10 PM.

[Big Nake]

That's a pretty awesome bar you have there Ken. Do you get a foamy first pour from the lines being on the exterior of the fridge? I know you said it's wrapped in insulation but i'm curious as to how well it keeps the co2 in solution. Cheers!

It's a really short distance, the beer line is pretty thick and it's also insulated so it doesn't seem to be much of an issue. I seem to have the lines pretty well balanced, but I do occasionally get a pour that seems a little livlier than I would like so I think I'm still in the adjustment period. I also had my wife tell me the other day, It looks nice, but I notice that the beer is not super cold. Hmm. I agreed that it could be a little colder so I adjusted that too... which could affect the pour. So I'm still futzing with it... but I probably won't lose sleep over that very short distance that the beer line is outside the fridge. Cheers.

[3rd party JKor]

Pffft...just set up a glycol jacketed beer line system. Problem solved!