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    My Side by Side Kegerator/Fermentation Chamber Build

    Here are a couple of shots of the completed fridge with shelves installed and holding at the set temps. I still need to find a way to mount those water bottles to the door. I'll probably just get some velcro strap and screw it into the panel. Once I have a pipeline going and need to fit...
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    My Side by Side Kegerator/Fermentation Chamber Build

    After letting it run for a while, the heat function of my fridge section came on. It was sitting at 16C without the PC fans running. It appears my air vent was working a little too well. the evap fan in the freezer was pushing the air hard enough through my vent to open the louvers. I...
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    My Side by Side Kegerator/Fermentation Chamber Build

    Now that everything is wired up I can power the fridge on and make sure everything is still working as expected. Light bulbs and compressor kicked on when I plugged it in, and I measured 120V on my controller power wires, so I am satisfied that I didn't make any wiring mistakes. Powered...
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    My Side by Side Kegerator/Fermentation Chamber Build

    Now for the wiring… Here is the starting schematic and wiring diagram And here is how I will be wiring in my controllers, switches, and fans (and I’ll go ahead and route wires for a heater in case I need one in the winter). Ran wires to the fridge door for the controller and down to the...
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    My Side by Side Kegerator/Fermentation Chamber Build

    Fans Installed I fashioned this vent to pull the air from behind the rear panel in the freezer. I used this plastic cover from the fridge side, cut it down and used extra material to close off the bottom. I'm strangely proud of this little vent.
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    My Side by Side Kegerator/Fermentation Chamber Build

    A pic of the freezer section before removing the Icemaker and dispenser components And after Here’s the pile of stuff I took out. I might be able to reuse some of this, but not sure what yet. After removing the back panel of the freezer Cutting through the center wall was...
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    My Side by Side Kegerator/Fermentation Chamber Build

    I started with an Amana SRD23VW. After removing the interior shelves and controls Removing thermostats. The Freezer thermostat is a switch which controls power to the compressor (among other things). The refrigerator thermostat was a purely mechanical device which opened and closed...
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    My Side by Side Kegerator/Fermentation Chamber Build

    Ok, while waiting for the moderators to approve this thread creation, my controllers arrived and I completed my build. Pics tomorrow when I get back in town...
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    My Side by Side Kegerator/Fermentation Chamber Build

    Very much a newbie here, but I just got my first batch into bottles, and now I'm dying to improve my overall brewing experience. To that end, I decided to build a fermentation chamber/kegerator. I used cas3439's build as my guide (linked below), picked up a $40 CL fridge and got started...
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    100 better bottles - 6 gallon - $399 - fresno, ca

    My Better Bottles just arrived! With stoppers and airlocks. Thanks Browndog!
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