small fridge for fermenting chamber

[New_Climber]

It seems that most use the 3cuft to 4.5cuft fridge to build a fermentation chamber....but what about small dorm size fridges....like the 1.2 to 1.5 cuft foot size...the smaller ones. I planned on building a box extension anyway but my concern was if the fridge will be big enough to cool? Any one use this size?? And how did it work?

 

[LAbrewer]

If you fit it, it will work. The energy required to hold at a cold temp is very little. It's getting there that might take a while. Don't forget a thermostat.

 

[New_Climber]

It's getting there that might take a while

That is a much better way of putting my concern...if I put a carboy in there at 68degs...and it starts fermenting, as usually the temp will raise, and will the smaller fridge be able to keep up and keep the carboy at 68deg.

I already have a STC-1000 temp controller and plan on putting a fan inside to keep air moving....

 

[dcbc]

I have fermented in an old Summit kegerator at 5 cf. No problems holding lager temps during fermentations. That said, it's a pretty robust little fridge and will freeze things if you turn it down without a temp controller on it.