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The inside is a little crowded, but it all fits rather nicely. There is even room for a six pack. I have two dual manifolds that the regulator connects. the first feeds the manifold mounted to the cedar collar that carbonates the conrys. The second is an extra that I use to force siphon and sometimes carbonate a two liter full of grapes and cherries with my Carbonator cap. Mmmm fizzy fruit.

Here is my version of the Freezer Conversion for kegging ze homebrewski. First let me give kudos to Dan and his freezer that was the first of it's kind that I know of. And also to these people who own the nicest one that I have yet seen.

I elected to use a 5.0 cubic foot chest freezer. Two taps is good enough for me right now and my apartment requires that I consider space restraints.

Like Dan's the Cedar 2x4's rest on top of the lip of the freezer; however, I found that I did not need a collar to hold the cedar frame. There is no threat of the frame tipping off even when the top is open.

I used a foam insulation tape between the frame and the freezer. I also put some of the tape between the 2x4's before screwing them together.

For the veneer, I used an adhesive Maple veneer than I picked up at a local cabinet supply shop. Cool stuff, it is featherweight and you just cut, peel and stick. For the Top I used Maple and routed out the maple frame so I could set a peice of maple plywood on the top.

I used a Poplar trim to transition the veneer to the cedar frame. I found this grapevine design in a clearance rack for pennies. It's a little warped but not bad. As you can see the end sticks out a little, but it's hardly noticable.

I went to Sevens paint store and they made me up a little 3 ounce can for both the green and purple stain.

In all the whole project cost me about 400 dollars. But it is a definite hit at the parties!

I'll work on this page more later and post more pics and stuff. Until then...

Cheers!