BeerIsDelicious
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So, I decided that I wanted a nice big fermentation chamber in my home brewery, did not want to deal with changing out frozen water jugs, and also wanted it to double as a workbench for my garage/brewery.
Behold, my creation:
The top was made from 3/4" ply
Sides are 1/2" OSB (Oriented Strand Board)
Frame is made from a mixture of 2x4's and 2x4's ripped down to 2x2's.
Insulation is 3/4" R-Max sheathing
Temp controller is the analog Johnson Controller
Fridge was donated by a friend.
We used a liquid nails and 2" nails with a nailgun to secure everything. The insulation is simply cut tight to size and sealed with aluminum tape.
Still to do is to add some full carboys of water in there to keep temps consistent, double up my insulation in the parts where it is only single-insulated, add weather stripping to the doors to keep all the air in, even though the seal is pretty damn tight already.
I live in FL, and this thing is in my garage that sometimes gets up into the 90s and with the insulation I'm doing should have no problem at all staying at 63F even in the middle of the summer.
Behold, my creation:
The top was made from 3/4" ply
Sides are 1/2" OSB (Oriented Strand Board)
Frame is made from a mixture of 2x4's and 2x4's ripped down to 2x2's.
Insulation is 3/4" R-Max sheathing
Temp controller is the analog Johnson Controller
Fridge was donated by a friend.
We used a liquid nails and 2" nails with a nailgun to secure everything. The insulation is simply cut tight to size and sealed with aluminum tape.
Still to do is to add some full carboys of water in there to keep temps consistent, double up my insulation in the parts where it is only single-insulated, add weather stripping to the doors to keep all the air in, even though the seal is pretty damn tight already.
I live in FL, and this thing is in my garage that sometimes gets up into the 90s and with the insulation I'm doing should have no problem at all staying at 63F even in the middle of the summer.