I moved north from North Carolina. In NC I had freezers (both standup and chest freezers) in an un-insulated garage and had two-stage controllers with a heat lamp inside, so if it got real cold, the heat lamp kept the kegs (in the chest freezer) from freezing or the carboys (in the standups) from getting too cold to ferment.
Has anyone done this in the north? How far north? Does it work okay? I have a breezeway, but it's not insulated at all, and some airflow will occur, so it's pretty darn close to just being outside, maybe marginally better. Will definitely get below freezing. BUT, if it's feasible to use a heater in it for fermentation (45F-70F depending on style) and for my chest freezer for kegs (38F), it saves me precious indoor space.
Has anyone done this in the north? How far north? Does it work okay? I have a breezeway, but it's not insulated at all, and some airflow will occur, so it's pretty darn close to just being outside, maybe marginally better. Will definitely get below freezing. BUT, if it's feasible to use a heater in it for fermentation (45F-70F depending on style) and for my chest freezer for kegs (38F), it saves me precious indoor space.