Jonathan Daniel
Member
- Joined
- Jul 10, 2018
- Messages
- 8
- Reaction score
- 0
So I'm planning on building a frementation chamber using a mini-fridge. What I want to do is take the door off and then build an extended box off of the fridge so that i can fit about 3 carboys/buckets in it. I'll hook the fridge up to a temp controller, insulate the box and blamo! I've seen a few designs and how to's on this and i'm excited to get going with it. But here's my question:
I like to cold crash my beer. With the above set up and an Elitech STC-1000 Temp Controller powering the fridge, can I get it down to ~33/34 degrees F to cold crash? I guess I'm asking if I will be limited by the abilities of the mini-fridge, or if with a temp controller, it'll do whatever I set it to?
And to head off all the "get a chest freezer" comments...that's not out of the realm of possibility, but it's more of a cost factor...to get a chest freezer that will easily fit up to 3 batches kinda goes over the budget whereas buying a used mini-fridge for $50 and such keeps things a bit more comfortable. I got a buddy donating the wood, so it's really fridge, temp controller and insulation i need to worry about.
Thanks everyone.
I like to cold crash my beer. With the above set up and an Elitech STC-1000 Temp Controller powering the fridge, can I get it down to ~33/34 degrees F to cold crash? I guess I'm asking if I will be limited by the abilities of the mini-fridge, or if with a temp controller, it'll do whatever I set it to?
And to head off all the "get a chest freezer" comments...that's not out of the realm of possibility, but it's more of a cost factor...to get a chest freezer that will easily fit up to 3 batches kinda goes over the budget whereas buying a used mini-fridge for $50 and such keeps things a bit more comfortable. I got a buddy donating the wood, so it's really fridge, temp controller and insulation i need to worry about.
Thanks everyone.