One thing to note is that while I did buy a lot of new parts, I had a 20lb CO2 tank and most of my ball valves already from my previous kegerator.  Here is a quick overview of my costs:

• Freezer – $220
• 4way manifold (also prevents backflow) $61
• Refrigerator Thermostat $58
• 4 Perlick taps (used on ebay) $113
• 4  four inch shanks with barbs attached $58
• 13″ Drip tray $50
• Odds and ends hoses $35
• two ball locks (remember, I already had 3 beers on tap so I had some parts)
• Mat for the floor of the freezer $9

For anyone familiar with kegging and beer flow, I used 3/16 hose at 5″ for each tap to minimize foamy beer.  Here is how I came up with this:

1. Beer line temp: 38-40f
2. Keg pressure (psi): 12-15
3. volumes of CO2: 2-3 on most beers
4. beer line ID: 3/16
5. Rise to tap: 1′
6. beer line temp: cold

Here is how it works out: 5 ‘ Length = 12psi(1′rise x.5)-1)/R (line resistance)=2

I know it’s a little confusing, but if you Google line resistance/ beer line length, there are a lot of great resources.  Every situation is unique so I don’t want anyone to think they should just copy what I’m doing.

To finish the whole thing off I painted it with white extra-glossy indoor/outdoor paint.  I had considered finishing the wood and doing some fancy stuff, but at the end of the day, it was a few weeks worth of work already and I didn’t feel that the extra effort was going to increase my satisfaction with the whole thing.  The extra glossy is a must because beer WILL SPILL and you want a slick surface.

If you add in wood and about a million trips to the hardware store, I had close to $600 wrapped up into this project (including the $220 for the freezer).  But, in the end, I have this:

And here is the video on how it all came together.

This is a pretty cool video that was posted by Final Gravity.  Great find.  I don’t speak German, but any brew enthusiast should be able to follow this.  It looks like a double decoction on the front end of this, anyone else agree?