ptarmigancraft
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Hey fellas,
Finally pulled the trigger and built my ferm chamber. Nothing interesting about this one except the repurposing of my brew shelving. It was a mastercraft metal shelving unit that I insulated and covered with plywood. Used 1" R-5 and 6 tubes of acrylic and silicone caulking.
The chamber itself is pretty large for such a small fridge so I was worried about cycle time. I have all my cellar beer in there as well as 2 carboys full of water and 2 full of an IPA that I brewed up yesterday.
Temps are holding fine, I am looking for some feedback though on compressor cycle times. I have it set for 19.0 and it will hold under 20.0 for about 1:45, then run for roughly 15min. Does this sound like a normal/acceptable cycle or will this fridge die young?
Here are a few pictures of the buildView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316172.002716.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316194.148200.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316212.386076.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316229.645013.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316245.505187.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316259.142974.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316275.418236.jpg
Finally pulled the trigger and built my ferm chamber. Nothing interesting about this one except the repurposing of my brew shelving. It was a mastercraft metal shelving unit that I insulated and covered with plywood. Used 1" R-5 and 6 tubes of acrylic and silicone caulking.
The chamber itself is pretty large for such a small fridge so I was worried about cycle time. I have all my cellar beer in there as well as 2 carboys full of water and 2 full of an IPA that I brewed up yesterday.
Temps are holding fine, I am looking for some feedback though on compressor cycle times. I have it set for 19.0 and it will hold under 20.0 for about 1:45, then run for roughly 15min. Does this sound like a normal/acceptable cycle or will this fridge die young?
Here are a few pictures of the buildView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316172.002716.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316194.148200.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316212.386076.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316229.645013.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316245.505187.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316259.142974.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439316275.418236.jpg