Now to the fun part.....the draft tower.After a lot of research, decided to buy the draft tower through a metal fabrication company instead of through beer supply stores. This saves you a lot of money. A 4" draft tower with 4 dispenser holes cost just over $100. Compare that to $400 to $1000 for "pre-made" towers.
http://www.acumetalfab.com/ (4" draft arm - brushed stainless)
I also decided to buy a matching drip tray (with drain), also in brushed stainless. This was another $100, but will add a nice finishing touch.
The only downside to "building" your own tower is that the draft tower is curved and you need special hardware to enable the mounting of beer faucets to the curved surface. Turns out that there is a very easy solution to this problem:
$27.60 - Stainless Steel Elbow Shank Assembly
http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/taps-faucets-pid-4329AS-3E.html
For faucets, I decided to go with the ventmatic (formerly Shiron) forward seal faucet, from Northern Brewer (local beer supply store), also in stainless steel finish.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/pics/fullsize/ventmatic.jpg
This is going to be COOL!!!!!!!
2 comments:
Have you considered buying some brushed stainless sheet and adhering it to your fridge door (under the trim)? I think you could buy it locally from a contractor or fabricator. For example, Ryerson sells 26 gauge type 304 sheets in 36" x 8 feet (although these are not brushed - just oiled). Lots of waste, but maybe the remainder could be used for your brew stand. :-) It is expensive (5 times?) compared to galvanized panel (like you see in Home Depot, etc.) but it would be a small quantity, so probably not a budget buster. You would have to cut it with an abrasive wheel or something, and as long as the back side is scuff sanded you could probably just use contact cement to adhere it to the plastic door.
Great idea furiousbrown. I will have to research the cost of this and compare it to the cost of the wood trim kit and custom doors.
Also need to factor the labor/effort involved to make this happen.
Thanks for the suggestion!!!
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