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09-27-2008, 09:53 PM
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What are you using for fermentation control of multiple batches?
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So I wanted to find out what you guys have in terms of fermentation control, lagering, and storing equipment. Right now I have a chest freezer with a temp controller on it that will only hold one carboy. So if I decide to lager I've tied up my fermentation control for a while. What you do you guys have that allows you to brew more often?
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09-27-2008, 10:37 PM
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well for ales I use the wet t-shirt in a tub of water with a fan on it. it keeps my ales at about 67* without the fan. 61* with the fan. 
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09-28-2008, 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimbob
So I wanted to find out what you guys have in terms of fermentation control, lagering, and storing equipment. Right now I have a chest freezer with a temp controller on it that will only hold one carboy. So if I decide to lager I've tied up my fermentation control for a while. What you do you guys have that allows you to brew more often?
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More freezers. Three freezers should do it. One for ale fermenting and conditoning. One for lagering, and one for lager fermentation and cold storage. Oh yeah; lots of swag for SWMBO too.
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09-28-2008, 02:24 AM
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Luckily for me SWMBO keeps the house set at 65 with the AC so i just ferment on my dining room floor.
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09-28-2008, 02:25 AM
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1 fridge for fermenting with a heating pad and duel stage controller, 1 for lagering and some kind of device for storing multiple kegs and serving out of.
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09-28-2008, 03:53 AM
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I have a 3-bucket temp-controlled freezer, so I can ferment three beers at a time, so long as they use the same temperature.
I have a keezer with room for a bucket or carboy if I ever decide I want to do a lager, which I have little desire to do at this point.
I have a refrigerator next to the freezers that I'm currently using to crash cool a beer that was a week ahead of the other two in the fermenting freezer.
I have an awesome SWMBO 
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10-01-2008, 03:20 AM
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Off topic.. hey Brewbrain, is your avatar the trash heap from fraggle rock?
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10-01-2008, 04:10 AM
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Off topic.. hey Brewbrain, is your avatar the trash heap from fraggle rock?
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It is. I've had a few people pm me saying it was driving them nuts trying to remember where they'd seen that thing
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10-01-2008, 04:25 AM
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I made a son of fermentation chiller that is large enough for 2 primaries. When I secondary I do it at room temperature if I need the chiller for primaries.
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10-01-2008, 04:47 AM
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It is. I've had a few people pm me saying it was driving them nuts trying to remember where they'd seen that thing |
I knew who it was as soon as I saw it. I knew my love for Fraggle Rock as a child would pay off someday.
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