Beer Engine Mount

A recent project was actually suggested by a customer, Darren, that I met at a local brewery, Monkish in Torrance, CA. Darren told me that he had a beer engine and needed some frame to mount it to, as well as a cradle for his cask. It needed to fit the beer engine, but be able to be portable and table-top accessible to use at beer events. Here's what I came up with:

The frame is made out of oak, with most of it being solid, from 1'' lumber that was planed down. The photo shows the top and bottom pieces with some of the raw lumber underneath.

The sides are more solid oak with 1/4'' oak ply paneling on the left and right. The front cutout is for the beer engine to fit with enough room for the drip tray at the bottom. The back is removable to get tho the beer line.

I gave the piece a light stain and some polyurethane to protect it.

The cradle for the cask, made out of the same oak as the mount. It slots together and can be quickly assembled and disassembled with no tools. The back is slightly higher than the front so that the cask drains to the front gradually without having to tip it drastically.

The finished piece with the beer engine attached in Darren's kitchen. The barrel in the photo is his kitchen furniture and has nothing to do with the beer engine!

The beer engine mounted with the cask, all ready to pour the perfect pint.

While I do plan on keeping handles the main part of the business, if anyone is interested in a mount for a beer engine, contact me and I'll give you a quote.

Bryan