dougdecinces
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Does anyone own this chest freezer? I'm looking to convert it into a fermentation chamber to fit three ball lock kegs or two 6.5 gallon carboys. Is it big enough to fit those?
Haier HF71CL53NW Chest Freezer
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I don't know that model in particular, but an issue with chest freezers (including the one I used for a ferm chamber) is that they often have a hump in the bottom which reduces their usuable space for us, but does provide a nice ledge to put a blowoff bucket. I *think* mine was 5 cubic feet, and it fit one carboy or two cornelius kegs at a time. The model you're looking at is a little bigger. Do you have your temperature controller yet?
augiedoggy
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a lot of folks make the collar tall enough to allow a keg to sit on the hump.
That's true, especially for keezers. I didn't do a collar on my ferm chamber, but it would have been an option.
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