Not pictured: beer.

Lets not call it a keggerator. That just sounds so "college," and let's face it folks, I'm way too old to still be in college. Keggerator brings up immediate images of some massive device with a 15.5 gallon metal container of swill and a plastic tap. No, good sirs and ladies, this is something entirely different. Well, not entirely, but, come on, you get the idea. See — it almost looks classy. Right? RIght.

It's a balmy temperature regulated 40°F in there. Lets go swimming!

If you look at that photo above (or even better yet, click through to the original on Flickr; it's annotated for your pleasure!), you'll see that it's not some massive monolithic keg that me and my "tite brahs" are gonna "totally cash" this weekend while watching "the game." No. Not at all. It's refined! Or so I keep telling Julie, who, by the way, is a total saint. No, this is a mere 10 gallon system consisting of two used (and cleaned) soda kegs (they're called cornys because a company called Cornelius made them). There's also room where I can lager beers.

My workshop also doubles as my office and a storage location for my beer making supplies. Also, a den of inequity. Didn't see that in there? Look closer. Honest.

Making this was actually rather easy, even for the mostly carpentry-disinclined as myself. Plus it meant I got to buy a jigsaw. I have yet to see it dance a jig though regardless of the number of times I mentioned Michael Flatly . It consists of four 1x4 boards screwed together to make a collar attached to the top of a 7.2 cf chest freezer. Yeah, just end-to-end. Mitre cuts are for people who either want to lose digits or have real saws and know geometry. I merely fake it. Then you unscrew the lid from the freezer and attach it to the collar. Then lay down a mess of silicon caulk and place the collar on top to seal it onto the freezer. Use more caulk to make it all airtight and lovely. Drill two 1" holes a few inches apart for the tap shanks, and then a 3/4" hole on the side to thread the temperature regulator probe through (which I stuffed with foam). Let it all dry 24 hours. And you're done.

Now I just need my beer to finish up!