So I was recently presented with the opportunity to purchase a small chest freezer, and of course I took it! When I looked at the freezer, I thought it would be the perfect size for a fermentation chamber. It's about the size of a dorm fridge, maybe a little bigger, and is top loading.
I picked it up today. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I found that none of my carboys will fit. Turns out there is a step on the bottom to go around the compressor, and that causes it to be too narrow to fit a carboy. The carboy will easily fit on the shelf, but then the lid wont close with the airlock on.
I considered trying to modify the step. I'm sure it's possible, but more work than I want to do right now. That leaves my options as:
Build a collar to raise the lid, much like people do with keezers
or
Sell the freezer and try again with a bigger one
The Fed-Ex guy will be here any minute to deliver my new temp controller, and I planned on going to the LHBS to buy my first lager kit tomorrow. Please give me some tips for building a collar!
I picked it up today. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I found that none of my carboys will fit. Turns out there is a step on the bottom to go around the compressor, and that causes it to be too narrow to fit a carboy. The carboy will easily fit on the shelf, but then the lid wont close with the airlock on.
I considered trying to modify the step. I'm sure it's possible, but more work than I want to do right now. That leaves my options as:
Build a collar to raise the lid, much like people do with keezers
or
Sell the freezer and try again with a bigger one
The Fed-Ex guy will be here any minute to deliver my new temp controller, and I planned on going to the LHBS to buy my first lager kit tomorrow. Please give me some tips for building a collar!