O'Shea's Neighborhood Bar Build - Page 12

I know this is a Bar "Build" post, sometimes you just have to put the drill down and have some fun!




Read all about my Summer Bash 2012: CLICK HERE!

See ya guys over on my blog. Some good pics of the bar in action.
Edited by brian12566 - 7/21/12 at 7:27pm

Hello everyone!!

Not much to report other then this birthday present my parents got for me:



I hung it up as soon as possible much to the chagrin of the Mrs.



The Boss has stated that if I leave that sign on during non party times I will be sleeping in the backyard. Deal. SO the sign is on every Friday and Saturday night.

IN the spirit of keeping everyone abreast of my progress, I would like to report that I am making prepartions to stain the concerete floor.

Frist task was to repair the damage caused by the concrete saw when the French Door was installed. I got out the thin set mix, threw in some water and slung some mud around up in this joint. Pun sooo intended.



The stain was delivered the other day, now it is a matter of finding the time to do it.

Truth is, my deck was not easy. It has 2- 45 degree angles on a round pool. The framing alone was very difficult- My contractor had professional framer handle it. All he does is frames. And does them well. He stated that my deck was a challenge, a fun challenge that he has not had in a long time. I wanted this deck done right as I knew there would be times where as much as 30 people would be on it. I know my contractor did not cut any corners as he lives across the street and uses the deck with his family.

Thanks for reading my blog and the kind words!!

An update on the deck situation- We got a call from the New York State Attorney General's office. There is an open investigation on Deck Douche and there are 12 people named on the complaint- me being one of them. There is a good chance we will all be getting our money back including money paid out for failed inspections and money paid to contractors to fix Deck Douche's ****** work.

I am not holding my breath.

Yesterday, I pulled the tap and got this:



What the hell? The keg was working fine two days ago. What changed? Oh, I know. I defrosted the kegerator freeing the thermostat from being incased in ice. That could be it? Has to be, it is the only thing that changed.
I took the keg out and discovered frost on the side of the keg, and most of the beer inside was frozen solid. I shook the keg and heard the distinctive "thunk" of the frozen beer hitting the side of the keg. $hit.. What do I do now? ..I decided to untap the keg shut off the Co2, and leave the keg out overnight to defrost. Then another night. And another. Could not believe it took 3 days to defrost.

I wanted to test it before I went through the trouble of putting the keg back in and setting the Co2, so I tapped the keg while it was still out of the kegerator using an old pump-style tap (think frat party).. Beer flowed. Next came the all important taste-test. Tastes fine and major crisis averted. Life can go on.

So what happened? After I cleaned the kegerator, I left the thermostat control on MAX. Whoops.

Not frozen no more:



In case you are wondering: Those brown speckles on the head of the beer (Killian's Irish Red) is a mixture of Brown Sugar, Nutmeg, and Cinnamon.
Edited by brian12566 - 12/14/12 at 4:50am

Hello all my loyal readers! (all 2 of you left)

Got so tired of my bar collecting more dust then a hoarder's house, I finally stained the concerete floor in my bar!

Here is the story with before and after picCLICK HERE FOR BAR FLOOR STAIN STAIN