A question for all you experienced brewers. Right now I brew and ferment in my house, kegging in Sanke kegs that I put in my under-counter DIY kegerator where I force carb it and serve.
What I'm about to do is build a STC-1000 controlled fermentation chamber out of a chest freezer. I plan on using it to crash cool as well.
What I would like to do is set up something outside my kegerator that I could use to force carb and condition the homebrew so when I move it to the Kegerator it's ready to drink. Naturally though, eventually SHMBO is going to get annoyed at the number of refrigerator-based cabinets I need.
I was thinking I could use the fermentation chamber, cooling the kegs to maybe 3C to 5C for carbing over 2 days at 30PSI (seems to work in my Kegerator) then storing in a warmer place (maybe 70F or so) to condition. I would rather keep them cool to condition, but unless someone has a great way to partition and independently cool a chest freezer, it's the best I can do. Any thoughts with this plan?
What I'm about to do is build a STC-1000 controlled fermentation chamber out of a chest freezer. I plan on using it to crash cool as well.
What I would like to do is set up something outside my kegerator that I could use to force carb and condition the homebrew so when I move it to the Kegerator it's ready to drink. Naturally though, eventually SHMBO is going to get annoyed at the number of refrigerator-based cabinets I need.
I was thinking I could use the fermentation chamber, cooling the kegs to maybe 3C to 5C for carbing over 2 days at 30PSI (seems to work in my Kegerator) then storing in a warmer place (maybe 70F or so) to condition. I would rather keep them cool to condition, but unless someone has a great way to partition and independently cool a chest freezer, it's the best I can do. Any thoughts with this plan?