Building a fermentation chamber in the upcoming weeks, just want to double check my plans.
Dimensions are roughly 4x3x2. I'm using a 5000 btu air conditioner to cool it.
I'm planning on a dual chamber, one for lagering, the other for ales. The lager chamber will closest to the air conditioner. The ale chamber will be cooled via 120mm fan installed on the insulated wall between the chambers.
The chamber will be in my garage, which is not climate controlled. Max temp is around 100 in the summer, lowest is below freezing in the winter. Heating o both chambers will be accomplished via light bulb. EBay aquarium temp controllers will be used, 1 for each zone.
Crunching the numbers, I get a need of approximately 840 btu's using r-5 insulation, and 1400 btu's using r-3. Since i don't need too much, I'll probably go with the r-5.
Additionally, since it will e sitting on the garage slab, my delta t will probably be less than 70, which I used to approximate worst case scenario: 100 degrees lagering at 30.
Does everything seem in order? Any changes necessary before I start purchasing materials?
Dimensions are roughly 4x3x2. I'm using a 5000 btu air conditioner to cool it.
I'm planning on a dual chamber, one for lagering, the other for ales. The lager chamber will closest to the air conditioner. The ale chamber will be cooled via 120mm fan installed on the insulated wall between the chambers.
The chamber will be in my garage, which is not climate controlled. Max temp is around 100 in the summer, lowest is below freezing in the winter. Heating o both chambers will be accomplished via light bulb. EBay aquarium temp controllers will be used, 1 for each zone.
Crunching the numbers, I get a need of approximately 840 btu's using r-5 insulation, and 1400 btu's using r-3. Since i don't need too much, I'll probably go with the r-5.
Additionally, since it will e sitting on the garage slab, my delta t will probably be less than 70, which I used to approximate worst case scenario: 100 degrees lagering at 30.
Does everything seem in order? Any changes necessary before I start purchasing materials?