Lumber Acquired

The next step in the process is to build shelving for the commercial (and eventually homebrew) kegs to sit on. Since they weigh in excess of 60 lbs for a 1/6 keg, and I plan to have a couple plus a 15 lb CO2 tank sit on them, I need good support. http://kegging.org/make-a-kegerator.html

I decided to have the complete kegging system reside entirely inside the refrigerator. This would avoid drilling holes through the front. The primary concern came after reading experiences that the tap handle was always cold. This seems energy-inefficient to me, particularly since the kegerator will reside in my Florida garage.

After making this decision, I realized I would need a suitable mount for the taps. I did some quick sketching of the shelves and an upright mounting board. After a trip to Home Depot to see what I could get cheaply (and considering what I had on-hand from a previous project), I settled on cedar for the shelving and red oak for the upright to which stainless steel taps and drain tray would be mounted. I think the stainless and aluminum will look very nice against stained red oak.

Total for wood products: $40 (wood to build shelf supports was on-hand)