prrriiide
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SWMBO has given her blessing to turn "my" half of the garage into a micro brewery. I never park in there anyway.
So as a part of this, I am going to build a fermentation chamber. It's going to be a 4'hx4'dx8'w insulated plywood box with access door(s). I have a convenient window, so I am going to get a small window AC unit and duct the air in through the top of the chamber.
Now, there are a couple of ways I can go: 1) I can divide the box in half with the air inlet on one side and an AC register in the middle wall. I can adjust the register (and maybe couple it with a small fan) to allow some of the cool air into the second chamber. The side with the air inlet would be cooler for lagers and the other side for ales. OR 2) I can make it one chamber and try to find the temperature sweet spot where the lagers taste right/ferment correctly but the ales don't stall. Is 58-60 degrees too warm for lagers or too cool for ales? I want to be able to have both perking at the same time.
So as a part of this, I am going to build a fermentation chamber. It's going to be a 4'hx4'dx8'w insulated plywood box with access door(s). I have a convenient window, so I am going to get a small window AC unit and duct the air in through the top of the chamber.
Now, there are a couple of ways I can go: 1) I can divide the box in half with the air inlet on one side and an AC register in the middle wall. I can adjust the register (and maybe couple it with a small fan) to allow some of the cool air into the second chamber. The side with the air inlet would be cooler for lagers and the other side for ales. OR 2) I can make it one chamber and try to find the temperature sweet spot where the lagers taste right/ferment correctly but the ales don't stall. Is 58-60 degrees too warm for lagers or too cool for ales? I want to be able to have both perking at the same time.