Nice, thanks. And just as an update; it's been into the high 30's here at night recently, which results in a temp of about 45F in the garage. But, thanks to the insulation in the chamber, temps inside have barely dipped lower than 60F. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I won't have to add a heater at all to this unit.
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Fermenting: ESB Kegged: Extra IPA, Brown Ale, American Wheat, Blackheart Stout Coming Up: Dunkleweizen, 3C Pale Ale
Nice, thanks. And just as an update; it's been into the high 30's here at night recently, which results in a temp of about 45F in the garage. But, thanks to the insulation in the chamber, temps inside have barely dipped lower than 60F. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I won't have to add a heater at all to this unit.
Yeah, I'm using mine for fermenting two 5 gallon batches right now, but w/o the fridge running. Air temp inside the chamber is around 70ish and air temp in my garage is in the low 60's. hopefully things stay somewhat stable, although I could go back into the house for the winter months. The objective of building mine was for the summer.
do you think that this design would work for a kegerator. i have a small fridge that can maintain 4°C, but i was planning to double its volume using this design and use as a kegerator.
Just saw the plans for the worktable. That thing is great. I am going to size it for my garage. Living in a townhouse is hard when you have woodworking tools and nowhere to use them. Thanks for the link.
Nice, thanks. And just as an update; it's been into the high 30's here at night recently, which results in a temp of about 45F in the garage. But, thanks to the insulation in the chamber, temps inside have barely dipped lower than 60F. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I won't have to add a heater at all to this unit.
Great work, I was looking for something really close to this. Just wondered if you've had any issues with this since last posting, I'm in dire need of something like this and was thinking of doing a combo serving/fermenting chamber along these lines.
Great work, I was looking for something really close to this. Just wondered if you've had any issues with this since last posting, I'm in dire need of something like this and was thinking of doing a combo serving/fermenting chamber along these lines.
Nope, this ferm chamber works great and even holds lagering temps fine as well. It takes a few hours to get down to temp, especially in the summer heat, but once there it holds the temp easily. I think it would also work as a kegerator, but definitely plan on 2" of insulation sheathing if that's what you intend. It really will run a lot if it's not insulated and sealed up well. Cheers!
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Fermenting: ESB Kegged: Extra IPA, Brown Ale, American Wheat, Blackheart Stout Coming Up: Dunkleweizen, 3C Pale Ale
Nope, this ferm chamber works great and even holds lagering temps fine as well. It takes a few hours to get down to temp, especially in the summer heat, but once there it holds the temp easily. I think it would also work as a kegerator, but definitely plan on 2" of insulation sheathing if that's what you intend. It really will run a lot if it's not insulated and sealed up well. Cheers!
any suggestions on how to make it a dual purpose serving & fermenting setup? I was thinking just putting a plywood wall as a divider with a couple of holes and fans setup to a thermostat to kick on and blow cold air into the fermenting chamber.
any suggestions on how to make it a dual purpose serving & fermenting setup? I was thinking just putting a plywood wall as a divider with a couple of holes and fans setup to a thermostat to kick on and blow cold air into the fermenting chamber.
Different build and a different solution to address the dual temp issues here
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