Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 The shelves are an old bench I flipped upside-down and cut in half lengthwise, and the backing is an old tarnished piece of plywood that I oiled... As it fills with liquor bottles, the neighboring 32" wide space which will be cabinets will hold most of the glasses. Still a lot of work to do, like a front panel design, a drip tray, a padded rail, stain, polyurethane, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 i would hire u as a set builder Don't tempt me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 looks good. lots of storage, tall enough for big liquor bottles. now it just needs some lighting... i don't have great pics of our homebrew bar. just a couple where the bar is in the picture. but it's got storage galore and some fancy led strip lighting (that you can't see because the pics are shit). had to take a pic of all the beer we'd bottled (and kegged) that night. flights of something (probably not homebrew...too clear for that lol) but there's also my home-made flight paddles on the bartop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Awesome! ::spin:: This is more along the lines of entertaining guests, but yeah... I have a long way to go. I have about 4 different plans made up for what I'm going to do for a drip tray, and I haven't even begun ideas for the rest or rail yet. Since you can't see through the front, I will be putting lights inside the shelving, and also will put a mirror on the back wall at a very slight tilt so those standing or seated can see what those shelves hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 these projects are so much fun. don't be scared to do something a little crazy, because that's the stuff that makes your bar unique and interesting. so with the custom drip tray, i assume you're installing a draft system as well? how many taps are you aiming for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 these projects are so much fun. don't be scared to do something a little crazy, because that's the stuff that makes your bar unique and interesting. so with the custom drip tray, i assume you're installing a draft system as well? how many taps are you aiming for? I won't be in the near future, but I will be making my bar easy to have one installed later on. At least a dual tap... nothing outrageous. But I totally agree! Your custom bar is your creation! And that's what I'm all about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 we didn't do anything special for our draft system. found an older 4-tap draft fridge for sale on craigslist for $300, and we dragged it into the basement and set it up as a back bar. after replacing the compressor and all the beer and co2 lines, putting new seals on the doors, and doing a little fabrication to clean it up, we were into it for about $900. and now we have 4 taps set up with homebrew. it was one of these types of coolers (admittedly, ours looks a lot more rough than the pic). the only difference is ours has two taps on each tower. this was nice because it's got a giant stainless slab on top, which works great as a bar top. and it's also like 7' long so we don't use anything else in the back. do you have more pics? i enjoy talking about this kind of stuff, bouncing ideas off other people, seeing other people's creations, etc etc. been doing this for like 15 years, and i'm always impressed by what people come up with for their home setups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 we didn't do anything special for our draft system. found an older 4-tap draft fridge for sale on craigslist for $300, and we dragged it into the basement and set it up as a back bar. after replacing the compressor and all the beer and co2 lines, putting new seals on the doors, and doing a little fabrication to clean it up, we were into it for about $900. and now we have 4 taps set up with homebrew. it was one of these types of coolers (admittedly, ours looks a lot more rough than the pic). the only difference is ours has two taps on each tower. this was nice because it's got a giant stainless slab on top, which works great as a bar top. and it's also like 7' long so we don't use anything else in the back. do you have more pics? i enjoy talking about this kind of stuff, bouncing ideas off other people, seeing other people's creations, etc etc. been doing this for like 15 years, and i'm always impressed by what people come up with for their home setups. I'm gonna build my taps into the bar, but have the cooling system/storage behind the backwall thanks to the amount of space I have back there... but that's far from now > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 on another setup, we bought an old fridge and cut out all the shelving, and set it up as a kegerator. then we just drilled a hole thru the wall into the next room over from the bar to run the beer line across, and set the fridge up right there. it was just a single tap system, but we had a wall-mounted tap faucet and drip pan. the drip pan then drained back into the other room, into a bucket. this was back in college before we really knew what we were doing, and didn't really pay attention to keeping the beer line cool from the fridge to the tap. usually had to pour off the first few ounces of the first beer because it was all head from being warm. if you're running several feet of beer line outside of the cooler, you'll either have to invest some real cash into a line cooling system or just know that the first beer will always go to waste (or to the asshole in the room). honestly, it's gonna end up being quite a bit cheaper dumping that first beer out unless you end up using this thing 5 times a week for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 my dad also built shelves. my aunt has this 30 year old shelf my dad built. dont tell me you also know how to work on boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillies Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 +1 I'm cumming over **puts on fox ears** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Me Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 wacky1980[/member] dear are you in Texas? You brew your own beer? I love home brew from private citizens...like at this bass pro shop in ft worth, the bar on the top floor only sells private brew...like this one called buttface....it's so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 sorry, illinois. we have pretty strict rules about what you can do with homebrew. one of the things you definitely can NOT do is sell it. if you want to sell your own beer, you have to purchase a brewer's license from the state, get inspected by the TTB (basically the ATF), and have a commercial brewing space that also gets inspected by the state health department. it's a.lot.of.work to get it done, just to sell your beer. you can give it away all you want though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Me Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 sorry, illinois. we have pretty strict rules about what you can do with homebrew. one of the things you definitely can NOT do is sell it. if you want to sell your own beer, you have to purchase a brewer's license from the state, get inspected by the TTB (basically the ATF), and have a commercial brewing space that also gets inspected by the state health department. it's a.lot.of.work to get it done, just to sell your beer. you can give it away all you want though. would.....would you like to give some away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 what's your style? i'm still weighing options for the next couple batches. leaning towards a grapefruit sculpin clone and possibly an oktoberfest. i don't think i have anything held back right now except a couple batches that didn't turn out so well, and i wouldn't recommend drinking them unless you're in real need. i'm actually meeting up with the group today, discussing some options for moving forward. might have to move our brew space to another location, which would take us offline for a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Me Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 what's your style? i'm still weighing options for the next couple batches. leaning towards a grapefruit sculpin clone and possibly an oktoberfest. i don't think i have anything held back right now except a couple batches that didn't turn out so well, and i wouldn't recommend drinking them unless you're in real need. i'm actually meeting up with the group today, discussing some options for moving forward. might have to move our brew space to another location, which would take us offline for a few weeks. ive had a blueberry beer that was Amazing....but I'm an ale gal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 on another setup, we bought an old fridge and cut out all the shelving, and set it up as a kegerator. then we just drilled a hole thru the wall into the next room over from the bar to run the beer line across, and set the fridge up right there. it was just a single tap system, but we had a wall-mounted tap faucet and drip pan. the drip pan then drained back into the other room, into a bucket. this was back in college before we really knew what we were doing, and didn't really pay attention to keeping the beer line cool from the fridge to the tap. usually had to pour off the first few ounces of the first beer because it was all head from being warm. if you're running several feet of beer line outside of the cooler, you'll either have to invest some real cash into a line cooling system or just know that the first beer will always go to waste (or to the asshole in the room). honestly, it's gonna end up being quite a bit cheaper dumping that first beer out unless you end up using this thing 5 times a week for a few years. his is why I;'d have a kegerator made into the apartment fridge with two taps (two 1/4 kegs or two 1/2 kegs), some storage for singles and whatever else, and a whole freezer for whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 my dad also built shelves. my aunt has this 30 year old shelf my dad built. dont tell me you also know how to work on boats Honey, I used to restore boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 +1 I'm cumming over **puts on fox ears** omg please wear nothing with those <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 his is why I;'d have a kegerator made into the apartment fridge with two taps (two 1/4 kegs or two 1/2 kegs), some storage for singles and whatever else, and a whole freezer for whatever. you can probably get two 1/6 barrel kegs plus your co2 tank inside a standard upright fridge (freezer on top) without much trouble. you can even mount the tap faucets directly to the fridge, so you don't have to mess with routing the beer lines and keeping them cold. or... ever heard of the "keezer"? it's a diy draft cooler made from a chest freezer. since you can't set one of those freezers to the right temp for beer though, you buy a $40 thermostat that controls power to the freezer. bring the lid of the freezer up by about 6" for adequate head space, and this is what you get: *drool* i'm going to build one of these at some point for my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 you can probably get two 1/6 barrel kegs plus your co2 tank inside a standard upright fridge (freezer on top) without much trouble. you can even mount the tap faucets directly to the fridge, so you don't have to mess with routing the beer lines and keeping them cold. or... ever heard of the "keezer"? it's a diy draft cooler made from a chest freezer. since you can't set one of those freezers to the right temp for beer though, you buy a $40 thermostat that controls power to the freezer. bring the lid of the freezer up by about 6" for adequate head space, and this is what you get: *drool* i'm going to build one of these at some point for my house. I don't have the space behind my bar for that, unless I remove a wall and some shelving hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 i don't have room for one of those right now either. eventually though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 i don't have room for one of those right now either. eventually though... Yes. I have MANY PLANS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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