What seems to be the officer, problem? Beer content inside!

[Nicky Chagrin Janitor of SHIELD]

@DSM_OR_DIE said in What seems to be the officer, problem? Beer content inside!:

Figure out how to display the tap and beer/can list.

Colorful magnet alphabet letters!

[DSM_OR_DIE]

@Nicky-Chagrin-Janitor-of-SHIELD said in What seems to be the officer, problem? Beer content inside!:

@DSM_OR_DIE said in What seems to be the officer, problem? Beer content inside!:

Figure out how to display the tap and beer/can list.

Colorful magnet alphabet letters!

You know, that's a fun option! But I want to list the cans and bottles as well and I have 15-20 of those, so that's A LOT of magnets.

I'm giving this one a try. I'll have to take stock of my inventory when we get back from the store.
https://brewboard.app/

[Nicky Chagrin Janitor of SHIELD]

@DSM_OR_DIE You could do both. Magnets by each tap, digital sign listing cans and bottles. If you get really motivated maybe add logos or label images.

I'm boring and just do bottles with a little round handwritten sticker on the cap. I'm waiting until I figure out where I'm going to live next before I make the jump to kegs.

[ForSweden]

@EssExTee It would be cheaper to buy an actual gun instead of a soda gun

[Taylor Martin]

@DSM_OR_DIE You, the maker of some ridiculously good beer, didn't have your own taps?

That is shocking.

[DSM_OR_DIE]

@Taylor-Martin But I have my own taps NOW!

[zipfuel]

I feel like you need to buy a bulk of RFID tags for all those bottles and cans so whatever display solution you implement can list the real time fridge contents.
Also can you get a level sensor on the kegs with an E-F bar?
There's those silly convenience store fridges that display the contents on an LCD screen, you could do a visual tally like an HMI.

[i86hotdogs]

Man, I miss my DIY kegerator. Got rid of it when I moved to Ohio.

For your drip tray, mounted a small piece of wood on some L brackets. Found the bar mat on FB marketplace

[DSM_OR_DIE]

@zipfuel said in What seems to be the officer, problem? Beer content inside!:

I feel like you need to buy a bulk of RFID tags for all those bottles and cans so whatever display solution you implement can list the real time fridge contents.
Also can you get a level sensor on the kegs with an E-F bar?
There's those silly convenience store fridges that display the contents on an LCD screen, you could do a visual tally like an HMI.

Setting and attaching RFID tags to each can/bottle sounds like a hassle, but I am thinking about making a low profile load cell for the kegs. The problem is that I only have ~1/4" clearance between the top of the assembly and the fridge as-is. I have ordered low profile ball lock connectors and they will get here tomorrow, but clearance to add something under the keg is VERY tight.

In other news, I set this up last night just based on what I remember to be in the fridge. I need to go out there today and actually take stock.

[DSM_OR_DIE]

@i86hotdogs This is great! I'm looking at all of the available drip trays online and they're all set up like stainless cups that you remove and wash, and I was really just hoping for a metal tray with a removable rubber insert. I have a few bar runners already, so I may just have to pursue this option anyway. Thanks for the suggestion!

[Punkgoose17]

@DSM_OR_DIE Important question can you measure the level of the beer in the keg with a stud finder?

[DSM_OR_DIE]

@Punkgoose17 The kegs are steel so I doubt a stud finder would have enough resolution to penetrate the wall and detect the liquid behind, but I can try. The one I have struggles with plaster, so I have my doubts.

Leaving the fridge door open yesterday to install the taps and then checking the line of condensation showed that I have half of the ginger beer left and the Irish red is below the level of the rubber feet.

A thermal camera would also give a quick visual indication, but if I'm going to put money into this, I'd like for it to work with the door closed. I've now spent a fair of money on this fridge and it's already ancient and questionable.

[zipfuel]

@DSM_OR_DIE you're right, RFID is a waste of time. You just need to barcode boop them on the way in and out.
Maybe wire the outbound scanner to a mixed nuts dispenser to train the monkeys end users to scan out their beers.
Could you suspend the tank from cables over pulleys and connected to a luggage scale style load cell off to the side?