Building A Home Draft System

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In this video, you'll learn how to build, maintain, and troubleshoot your home draft system. Whether you are building your beer dispensing setup from scratch or have purchased a ready-to-go kegerator, this video will show you, quite literally, the nuts and bolts of draft system maintenance.

[@colin_g]

Just a heads up to anyone watching this in 2024 - Costco sells a 7ish cubic foot Danby chest freezer that has a built in adjustable "fridge mode" for about $220 ($300 CAD) delivered. I'm building my keezer out of it right now, and so far so good. The warmer end of the fridge mode dial looks to be about 43* f, I'm guessing it can go as cold as 34ish. I needed less than 10ft of wood for the collar, and it looks like I should be able to fit my 20lb CO2 with 2-3 corny kegs (if you opt for an external gas tank, you could probably fit closer to 5 kegs) EDIT: the keezer has been complete and is now filled with 3 kegs and a huge co2 tank. It's perfect in fridge mode, highly recommend!

[@Sonofapizzaman1]

You offer the best, most comprehensive videos on brewing topics. The presentation is excellent. And some of us need all of the info because we're starting this process from scratch!

[@synergycs-ytc]

Very comprehensive, logical and easy to follow guidelines. Thanks!

[@ColinQuinnuniverse]

Helpful and lots of good info. Someone please get this guy a cordless impact driver.

[@curtpick628]

Very thorough and professionally produced.

[@davidmcpeters3812]

I’ve been researching for a few weeks persistently. The best video by far!

[@MustangFastback]

Tons of information here thanks so much!!

[@RobNorton]

Thanks for the step by step. Answered any questions I had.

[@deebee20x]

Clear and excellent tutorial!Thank you so much!

[@christopher8363]

This guy is awesome! Thanks for the lesson!

[@robertovallejo20]

The best video by far!!! Thank you so much!!

[@tomquigley5818]

Best video I have seen explaining systems Thank you

[@Focused-ni9qh]

Wow thank you for this knowledge and your time teaching us!!!

[@andyeben3567]

Nice video! You cover a lot of useful information.

[@kurtgoodwin1460]

extremely clear, logical and appropriately detailed. Really stands out as a helpful video. thanks so much!

[@stgeorge143]

Really great video. Can't wait to get started. Subscribed.

[@Offishal_Lifestyle]

This was an awesome video great job!

[@jaimebenites1879]

Thank you for sharing this lessons! Salud🍺

[@Kye1000]

Thanks so much for this video, I'm in the middle of a keezer build and theres loads of great info here, especially the bits about line length, really appreciate it, cheers!!!

[@gardeningdianne]

Well done Dave on delivering a very informative video. I have seen lots of videos about kegging, setting up a Kegerator/Keezer, but they didn't give as much information as you did.

[@Jango1989]

Such a great video. Thank you very much! Definitely saving this for later.

[@billynomates4378]

Excellent tutorial. Answered just about all the questions I had as I'm planning to build a kegerator (maybe even a keezer now) for my sons man cave. Many thanks.

[@andrewsherwin2664]

Awesome vid! Thank you!

[@4XDestinations]

Very informative & detailed professional simple presentation

[@afoekon]

Lots of good information, thanks!

[@clitoriach3]

I don't want to built a keezer, but o glad I watched this video. Loads more information than I expected! Awesome.

[@timjackson3101]

Great Video!

[@Kerosenetrewthe]

Awesome video and very helpful. Thank you!

[@matthewelyash6538]

This was a truly informative and well shot video. I bought a used kegerator and am upgrading it and this showed me what I was doing right, and what I was about to do wrong. Thanks very much for taking the time to explain it completely, concisely and with enough detail to leave no doubt as to why you do the steps you do. Now I want to build my own KEEZER!!

[@hc8714]

superb! Thank man. In to my first kegging after my 3rd BIAB and you tutorial made every thing easy!

[@markbidstrup703]

I am so geeked out right now. Some of the best info on building a keezer I have run across.Thanks for providing.

[@MadeByMartyn]

Top vid. As an educator I salute you sir.

[@stirlingarcher2141]

Covers everything and is by far the best video I've seen about building a keezer :-)

[@c2ash]

Look at me Dave! This is a great idea!

[@KevinSoupy]

thank you so much for this video by far the best and informal video of Watch. bought my first bar last year haven't had good draft beer since I opened. When I took over there was no draft beer lines were black we're going to please come in and said they fixed it but still wasting a lot of beer. the beer tower is an antique and the tubing for the Corvair was just way off needless to say the temperature was not right and it really was too short. I have since went with the same design you did I just want to personally thank you for taking the time out and helping guys like us succeed I will pass it along

[@Mentalist06]

Hello from Turkey. İ really liked your system. I will do soon.

[@kerryhoeppner1747]

Love the video. Will be building once I’m in the new house.

[@emmanuelmata]

WOW, How do you not have like over 400k subscribers??? this is the best video i've ran across so far. please don't delete it lol.

[@thomasfrank1227]

Awesome, awesome video. Thank you so much. (Tom from New Jersey)

[@niravadesara]

Awesome Video!!

[@ThePieman1972]

good to know, makes sense, thanks!

[@olsenightchris4024]

These are fun tanks! have 2 of them right now. Those cooling rods are way easier to clean than a coil too!

[@Ivanubis]

Very nice!

[@jeschinstad]

That was a great video. I have one question. There's plenty of head room for the kegs. I think that I would've added a false floor where I could have aluminium pipes soaked in water as part of the breaking line towards the tap. This way, when I added a new keg, the beer would be cold immediately. Any reason why that would be a bad idea? The reason I wouldn't use copper instead, is I've heard it can become poisonous when used for carbonated drinks.

[@paskrell]

Fantastic

[@nitimurinvetitum]

Perfect!!!!

[@zerobambiro]

This is cool. I just pref the taps to sit at top to have like a bar look.

[@goodolarchie]

It's advisable to put a bit of caulk / sealant /wood glue before screwing the four pieces of wood together -- you wont airtight on all seams including where the wood is joined. Or get fancy and do a dovetail / finger joint.

[@jaredlewis2961]

Great video, would have been nice to list all the parts used. Cleaning lines after two or three beers?

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

Great video. I think anyone using asphyxiating or oxygen displacement gas should have appropriate gas detector(s)... to avoid or at least know there is an issue or a danger.

[@blakefaulds]

Great Video, what size is the Co2 tank usedin the video?

[@ronnyskaar3737]

I think I'll just poor myself a bear from the nearest bottle. Cheers.

[@JamesMcnichol-ss2oc]

Just a question I make homemade mead. Could I use a set up like this to carbonate and pour it. Also could this be done with cider too

[@MrRhino12667]

If you are going to use stock tap handles be sure they are lower than the top of the lid. Sure enough you will place something on top of lid and after a few beers you will slid it tward you tp remove it and trip the tap.... YES I did this LOL.

[@swn217fl]

Will putting the co2 in the freezer make the reg read diffrent

[@Runslik3Wind]

1:02:00 I get my nitro filled at welding supply shops they do co2 also

[@CasperTheSwapper]

Sup Dave!

[@aaronwadzinski5761]

... pipe thread tape WILL NOT properly seal a MFL compression fitting, you will have to use the nylon washer as shown for metal to metal connections.

[@greg33033]

informative video. i use a nut driver for worm clamp instead of screwdriver. it makes more secure connection and is easier. and you should use a wrench not pliers on nuts.

[@cannabisopensource]

Help with that QD amigo... at 105:15 you show a Quick Disconnect, who makes that and where to find Please? Thanks in advance

[@zt7489]

Hi, what beer line Inside Diameter (ID) were you basing your line lengths on, pls?

[@thomasfinn5211]

Nice brass rat! :D

[@chefhester]

Great video, thanks for putting it all together. I am actually building a keezer now. Painted it black, buying collar materials in the morning. Everything else is on its way from ritebrew.com and cornykeg.com. Thanks

[@lassenrregaardjohansen2981]

If i have a cooler i don't need a refrigerator, but how do i make the cooler work?

[@KennyReyesdr]

It would be great if you guys put the list of all the equiments needed to make this draft from amazon or something... but honestly this tutorial is awesome! thank you very much

[@toniktonda2811]

luxus

[@megs88888]

What was the recommended tubing to get for Beer Lines that he mentioned??

[@tpsgwrm]

Barrier Draft Lines

[@philliumo]

Did he ever say what the beer line length equation was?

[@hardkombucha]

No lol

[@xtrnisse]

What was the equation on how to calculate line length?

[@crewdawg8158]

2 psi per foot of hose

[@matthewelyash6538]

@@crewdawg8158 Hardly a major math problem here lol.... I was figuring a whole equation based around Altitude, Rise height, Temperature etc...

[@frodiefrodie5817]

What size of line is the beverage line? Same as the gas?

[@frodiefrodie5817]

5/16?

[@ghettobrown209]

Thought they were talking about drafting

[@stevenrobertson4144]

Awesome video. My girlfriend is gonna hate you. Im gonna be so drunk this summer. Bars open ! ! !

[@TheMutz22]

If I have four Fossetts can I use one CO2 tank

[@peterpoel1019]

You can if you buy a 4x manifold to split your lines

[@zshoe255]

Is all keg beer un carbonated? Miller, bud , Sam’s any of that? Draft beers are better in my opinion

[@tonyoliver4920]

I got my chest freezer for ~£80 new

[@CCWSig]

Too many camera cuts. But nice video otherwise

[@jcoughlin325]

Intertap > Perlick

[@jonkileshi6993]

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[@liquidgold2735]

you must eat bat soup

[@eltondonnelcabardo711]

Is it just me or does this guy look like a grown up peeta? Great video btw!

[@paintballjla]

I feel like this guys eye is fucked up half the video and fine during half.

[@christopherkim1744]

your eyes are out of focus.

[@BrownieQM]

Interesting topic for me, but I can't bear to watch videos like this, in which the presenter looks away from the camera. It feels so unnatural - are you talking to me or not? I don't know who started this trend in video, but it's awful. If you're talking to me, look at me! I'll get my information elsewhere.

[@annjohnston5031]

Too much information on this video, it should have been 3 videos, given that it was supposed to be for the HOME BREWING..! Leave the Breweries to themselves, they can afford it, I was expecting to see a pint pulled....!!!