Yeastieboy
Well-Known Member
Keezers seem to always be made using chest freezers. I assume it's because they lend themselves to adding a collar for faucets without destroying the unit itself.
But what if we're setting up a controlled environment for fermentation. Are there any compelling reasons why a refrigerator wouldn't work just fine? Typically we're only temporarily holding temps around 50-65F, occasionally lower for a Lager. Would a refrigerator not do the job effectively?
Accessibility is certainly a topic of discussion. It was nice not having to lift the fermenter very high into the upright freezer. A chest freezer requires lifting it up over the edge, unless I fill while it's in the freezer.
I already have a chest freezer keezer. I had a large upright freezer for fermenting, but it crapped out. So I'm left to decide whether to buy another (expensive) upright chest freezer with removable shelves, a basic upright refrigerator (cheaper) or a basic chest freezer (cheapest) for fermentation.
Thoughts?
But what if we're setting up a controlled environment for fermentation. Are there any compelling reasons why a refrigerator wouldn't work just fine? Typically we're only temporarily holding temps around 50-65F, occasionally lower for a Lager. Would a refrigerator not do the job effectively?
Accessibility is certainly a topic of discussion. It was nice not having to lift the fermenter very high into the upright freezer. A chest freezer requires lifting it up over the edge, unless I fill while it's in the freezer.
I already have a chest freezer keezer. I had a large upright freezer for fermenting, but it crapped out. So I'm left to decide whether to buy another (expensive) upright chest freezer with removable shelves, a basic upright refrigerator (cheaper) or a basic chest freezer (cheapest) for fermentation.
Thoughts?