Quick question/idea. What harm would come if I left a wort chiller in the fermentation bucket and installed a lid that sealed around the inlet and outlet connections. Then cool or warm water could be circulated through the chiller to maintain a preset temp. Seems like if you added the STC-1000 controller to the equation and monitored the temp from the outside of a fermentor pail that you could easilly maintain lagering temps even in the heat of the summer. You could use an office water cooler to chill and heat the water while driving the correct valve to open using a relay triggered by the STC-1000. Building the electronics for the device would be very easy. I realize I should probably employ a 7.5 gallon brew pail to allow for head room and to avoid blow off's. ANybody ever heard of or attempted anything like this? I'm still new and think outside the box most of the time anyway. especially since I brew in my home shop in Florida where it gets hot and stays most of the summer, spring, and fall. Ideas/Improvements, or just plain stupid?
TIA for the comments.
Bob
TIA for the comments.
Bob