Let's see your fermentation chambers for CONICALS

Looking for some ideas. I'm leaning toward a standup freezer but would like some other ideas.

I just had a top freezer fridge go out on me. I'm about to build one with a window A/C. The fridge worked fine, but the freezer was wasted space. Upright freezer would be perfect. Or build one like I am.

I will update some pics of my side by side that I converted. I built a stand inside the fridge and freezer part and will be cutting a hole in it to fit a 15g plastic conical. The freezer side will hold 3- 6g carboys.

Mine's an upright freezer with a Ranco controller and works great. Can fit two 6.5 gallon carboys on the floor and two 5g on the shelf I build(not in picture). I'm entertaining the idea of building a cooler room with an older analog window a/c unit to maintain temps once I get my 10g system finished.

tally350z said:

I will update some pics of my side by side that I converted. I built a stand inside the fridge and freezer part and will be cutting a hole in it to fit a 15g plastic conical. The freezer side will hold 3- 6g carboys.

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That's got to be a pretty big fridge/freezer. I'd love to see some pictures.

Here's the one I'm building right now. Hopefully it'll be done in a few days.

Tex said:

Mine's an upright freezer with a Ranco controller and works great. Can fit two 6.5 gallon carboys on the floor and two 5g on the shelf I build(not in picture). I'm entertaining the idea of building a cooler room with an older analog window a/c unit to maintain temps once I get my 10g system finished.



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Funny i have the same freezer it looks like basically.
It fits my two 8G buckets great. Mines running a self cobbled together BrewPi. I already had an Uno and got a Powerswitch Tail II so i didnt buy any of his BrewPi Arduino boards/etc, i just wired it up myself.



Dont see why you'd need something different for a 10G?

We don't have room for anything huge, but it looks nice, Danby beverage fridge and STC-1000.

Here's a link to the controller I built for my kegerator. I now use it on my chest freezer/ferm chamber
http://kegeratorcontroller.blogspot.com/

Built from a floral cooler taken out of a Kroger store. Three 60 gallon full-drain conicals.

Wow!!!

I use a True (brand) double door cooler that I refurbished and put a Love Temp controller on it. I set it at 10-15 degrees below my targeted ferm temps and use fermwraps to then heat the conicals up to appropriate temp. I find that is better than setting the cooler to fermentation temperature.

squatch said:

Built from a floral cooler taken out of a Kroger store. Three 60 gallon full-drain conicals.

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working for kroger corporate that makes me laugh a bit for some reason. But! one wonders, with the $19.99 price tag up top... would you take $15 for the whole thing? joking! haha good job man.

Is the pipe for filling?


When I build one it will either have a ramp or be ground level. Perhaps a pull out shelf that holds the conical. not sold on cip yet.

grathan said:

Is the pipe for filling?


When I build one it will either have a ramp or be ground level. Perhaps a pull out shelf that holds the conical. not sold on cip yet.

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No, the pipe at the bottom of each conical is a yeast catcher. The catchers hold 3 quarts and work surprisingly well. I've even done a lager in there and it turned out well.

The shelves each conical sits on do pull out so you can take them out easily.

My uncle owns a winery and has expanded to beer. This is not for a homebrew setup. I don't have enough friends to drink that much beer.

Casey

squatch said:

I don't have enough friends to drink that much beer.

Casey

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If you had that much beer you'd end up with that many friends.

"if you brew it they will come."

Finally getting mine finished up.

alowell said:

I use a True (brand) double door cooler that I refurbished and put a Love Temp controller on it. I set it at 10-15 degrees below my targeted ferm temps and use fermwraps to then heat the conicals up to appropriate temp. I find that is better than setting the cooler to fermentation temperature.

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I really want to find something like this even if it is a single. You said "refurbished" which leads to my question..... How easy are these to work on if I find one that isn't in perfect working order?

Ooh! Zombie thread!

My ferm fridge is older than I am (I’m a ‘51 model). It works fine; maybe even better than I do.