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Offline G0ALY

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Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« on: January 23, 2012, 06:30:09 PM »
To put it simply, I connected a five liter mini keg of Heineken Beer to a beer tap that is mounted on the outside of a cooler. I had seen this idea posted on “Instructables.com” some time ago and filed it away as a neat idea. Then at a recent auction I purchased the type of Coleman cooler that was needed to make it happen. The rest of the required parts were purchased on ebay.



I struggled with how to keep the dispenser pushed down on top of the mini-keg… I had originally considered some very complex solutions. But then I found that wedging a 3/8 inch drill bit through the handles on the top of the keg works perfectly! (There were a few very small changes made to the dispenser.)




Make that draft beer, TO GO!



CHEERS!



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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 06:39:05 PM »
Very cool. You can make a version of that to handle any size keg. Simply run a coil of tubing (metal works best) in the ice chest and leave the keg outside. It chills the beer as it runs thru the coil. :cheers:
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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2012, 06:40:30 PM »
I had an old boss cut a hole in the side of an old refrigerator and mount a keg inside of it.  Worked great to have a couple of beers after a long work day!

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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 06:43:13 PM »
To put it simply, I connected a five liter mini keg of Heineken Beer to a beer tap that is mounted on the outside of a cooler. I had seen this idea posted on “Instructables.com” some time ago and filed it away as a neat idea. Then at a recent auction I purchased the type of Coleman cooler that was needed to make it happen. The rest of the required parts were purchased on ebay.

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I struggled with how to keep the dispenser pushed down on top of the mini-keg… I had originally considered some very complex solutions. But then I found that wedging a 3/8 inch drill bit through the handles on the top of the keg works perfectly! (There were a few very small changes made to the dispenser.)

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Make that draft beer, TO GO!

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CHEERS!

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Field testing as we speak… Getting it ready for the Super Bowl party!




very cool!!


that looks like it would fit behind the monitor in this model simpit I first built and still use!



Nice job  :salute
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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2012, 06:49:08 PM »
Very cool. You can make a version of that to handle any size keg. Simply run a coil of tubing (metal works best) in the ice chest and leave the keg outside. It chills the beer as it runs thru the coil. :cheers:


Thanks, I wanted a small setup that I could fill with ice and carry anywhere.
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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2012, 06:56:23 PM »
something like that would be great for Mardi Gras.   just need a kid size wagon to tote it around    :banana: :cheers: :banana:
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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2012, 07:33:27 PM »
Put a strap on that thing and just walk around.
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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2012, 07:35:09 PM »
Put a strap on that thing and just walk around.
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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2012, 07:53:51 PM »
Now if you're feeling really daring, you could cool it using Boyle's Law by running chlorine vapor through there from a tank of pressurized liquid chlorine which is fed with a pump from the vapor that just ran through.  It should look like this:
                                          _______________________           _________
                         _________|                                         |_____|               |______
                         |    ______   Small pipes around beer     ______    Pump    ____   |
 _____________|    |          |_______________________|         |________|      |   |
/                             |                                                                                      |  |+++Heat Sink
|                             |                                                                                      |  |+++Heat Sink
|   Liquid Chlorine     |_______________________________________________|   |+++Heat Sink
|__________________________________________________________________|

The chlorine cools as it expands up from the pool of liquid chlorine.  The pump has pressurized the chlorine in order to move it through the small pipes around the beer, where it absorbs heat and is then pressurized back into the tank of liquid chlorine.  This requires fine tuning in order to avoid liquid chlorine moving around the system (which defeats the purpose) or hot gas going to cold beer.  Remember to put a heat sink on the pipe coming from the pump into the tank in order to help the gas to condense more quickly.  The only danger to this system is the toxic and explosive nature of the refrigerant.  So don't smoke around it or tune it while inebriated.  If all goes according to plan, then it should work beautifully.  Now since I've never built a refrigerator or worked with chlorine, take my advice with a grain of salt and correct me if I'm wrong.

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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2012, 07:54:38 PM »
or ice
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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2012, 08:05:25 PM »
or ice

Yes.

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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2012, 08:38:55 PM »
Ice melts, but a closed circuit refrigeration system can vent the heat off indefinetely, provided that it receives energy.

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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2012, 08:44:03 PM »
Ice melts, but a closed circuit refrigeration system can vent the heat off indefinetely, provided that it receives energy.

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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2012, 08:54:14 PM »
Sometimes the simple solution is the best solution.
and it usually doesn't explode :lol
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Re: Tiny Hieny beer cooler!
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2012, 09:03:48 PM »
or poison you

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