Lager question

I've been making ales for a while now, and i want to try my hand at making lagers. question I have is, what size fridge or chest freezer should i get. I have a 6.5 gal primary fermenter bucket. I have a mini-fridge that i used in college, that i believe is 4.4 cu. ft. (but I'm 99% sure its too small). I have some space restrictions. so i need to go as small as possible, and still be able to fit the 6.5 gal primary. what are your thoughts?


Thanks all

What ever size is big enough to fit your fermenter. You will also need a temp controller

see, thats the thing, im trying not to carry my primary into the store, to see if it fits, i was wondering if i could get some advice from people who have been through this to see what sizes they got.

Do you have a carboy or keg to lager it in? Plastic bucket would not be advised for lagering. IMO...

tape measure?

PinkyOFloyd, i have a 5-gallon carboy

maida7 said:

tape measure?

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LMAO...QFT

Place a piece of cardboard on top of your bucket (it's probably bigger around at the top) draw a circle around it, cut it out and take the cardboard to the alliance store.

I found a used 7 cu freezer on craigs list for $60. It will easily hold 2 fermenters of whatever type u got. I was planning on using my buckets (they have handles) though because I'm not sure I can manhandle my 6 gal carboy's with 5.5 gal wort over into that freezer. I'm planning on brewing my first 2 lagers next weekend.