HoppyMcHopster

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Can anyone recommend a good refrigerator/temp control for consistent temperature control? I'm mostly doing ales now but in the future I would like to at least try lagering. Any suggestions?

Haputanlas

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I found two different chest freezers on Craig's list (1 for $50 and 1 for free). Then I bought a Ranco digital controller for about $40 off of ebay (1 for each). So one system would have cost me less than $100 and it's perfect for consistent temp control.

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"There is no strong beer, only weak men"
"Pretty women make us BUY beer, ugly women make us DRINK beer" - Al Bundy
"Give a man a beer, he'll drink for a day. Teach a man to brew, he'll be drunk for the rest of his life."

Primary: Hoppy Wheat, Porter
Kegged: Reaper's English Mild (OO), BBK Jr., Lagunitas IPA, Fireman's #4
Bottled: None
Notable Empties: Oaked Black IIPA, BBK I, Red IIPA, Burning Bush, Apophis "The Destroyer", Vanilla Porter
On-Deck: The Titan BW, Ale of Olympus

HoppyMcHopster

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Anything in particular I should be looking for? Do I want a chest or normal freezer?

helibrewer

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I'm about to add a freezer to my harware group, I prefer the chest freezer because there is more "floor space". I don't really need the height advantage of an upright freezer.

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Primary: Empty
Brite Tank/Lagering: AHA Summer Ale
Kegged: Sonoma County Organic Cider, Wise One Wit v1.2.1, Helles Bock, Ommegang Abbey Ale Clone, Derangement (Belgian Dark Strong), Sarcastic (ESB), Kranky (Kolsch v1.1)
Bottled: Alt Lang Syne (Dusseldorf Alt), 99% (Calif Common), Contentment (Trappist), Kranky (Kolsch v1.0),
On Deck: Need to bottle, out of kegs!
My Site: www.restlesscellars.com

JuanMoore

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I use a $10 craigslist fridge with the door shelves removed and an STC-1000 temp controller. After removing the door panel/shelves the fridge can easily hold 4 carboys, or six kegs (1/6 bbls or slim 1/4 bbls). The STC-1000 runs about $20 on e-bay, but requires some wiring.

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Haputanlas

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Whatever works best for you. Any freezer/fridge should work fine.

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"There is no strong beer, only weak men"
"Pretty women make us BUY beer, ugly women make us DRINK beer" - Al Bundy
"Give a man a beer, he'll drink for a day. Teach a man to brew, he'll be drunk for the rest of his life."

Primary: Hoppy Wheat, Porter
Kegged: Reaper's English Mild (OO), BBK Jr., Lagunitas IPA, Fireman's #4
Bottled: None
Notable Empties: Oaked Black IIPA, BBK I, Red IIPA, Burning Bush, Apophis "The Destroyer", Vanilla Porter
On-Deck: The Titan BW, Ale of Olympus