Pepsi Cooler Fermenter

I'm going to be checking these out today after 5PM to see if they will be suitable as Fermentation coolers.


The key will be how many carboys/cornies will they hold. And what, if any, other usable space will be available.

If anyone in the PHX area wants to join me, send me a PM. These are located in the I-17 Dunlap area.


These are $199 each.
There is a deal if 2 or more are purchased ($175).

Dimensions Exterior:
48" tall x 48" wide x 24"
Interior: Unknown

Might be the 1/2 or 1/3 HP. He wasn't sure.

Craigslist? Ask Craig if he has any in Hampton.

Oh, I could so use one of those...

If I had the space for it I'd buy one with ya! Having that would almost be tempting to start bottling again (imagining that full of various brews!)

:rockin:

I have one very similar. Mine is a True GDM-33. I can fit 2 6.5 gallon carboys and 1 5 gallon in it. It will easily hold 6 cornies. The only drawback is the sliding door. It is only 14.75 inches wide when opened. Most of the conical fermenters are wider so they won't fit. I would measure this if I were you. I have mine up for sale now as I just turned a closet into an air conditioned fermentation cellar.

jdoiv said:

I have one very similar. Mine is a True GDM-33. I can fit 2 6.5 gallon carboys and 1 5 gallon in it. It will easily hold 6 cornies. The only drawback is the sliding door. It is only 14.75 inches wide when opened. Most of the conical fermenters are wider so they won't fit. I would measure this if I were you. I have mine up for sale now as I just turned a closet into an air conditioned fermentation cellar.

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Yea (conical) that could be around the corner. Can the door be removed or is that a PITA?

olllllo said:

Yea (conical) that could be around the corner. Can the door be removed or is that a PITA?

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I called True to see if there was a outward swinging door that could be mounted and they said no. The cabinet wouldn't support the door. You may be able to build one, but it would be a major pain.

I was looking at buying a conical from TMS and going the DIY route but it was going to get expensive for it to be of the right size. I do 10 gallon batches and wanted to use just one fermenter per batch. None of the conical hoppers are narrow enough at the volume I wanted without having to weld another cylinder to the top. I'm now thinking of turning it into a kegerator if I can get it fixed cheap enough (compressor finally died after 6 years).

I suggest taking a tape measure with you and researching the conicals out there to get an idea of whether or not it will fit.

I thought maybe the doors could be removed (temporarily) like patio doors for conical access. I'll be bringing a tape and carboys and cornies. I have 7g conical measurements, but no real good way of understanding how it moves in space (fits in)

You are buying two, right?

They look great and the price - good luck. I hope it works out.

Alright, here's the scoop.

It's the TRUE GDM - 41 taken from Albertsons. I'd guess he has a dozen.
Internal measurements are 43.25"L x 18.25"W x 30"H
It has a 1/2 HP compressor with which he will stand by for 30 days.

As jdoiv imparted it can hold 3 6.5g caboys no problem once the shelves are removed with room to spare. It has 2 sets of slider doors on each side which can be removed for access. I'd say that it could hold a dozen cornies.

Price is $199 for one or $175 for 2 or more.

If I were to go this route I'd definately secondary in cornies.

Blichmann measurements
7 gal. 15W 15D 27H
14.5 gal. 18.5W 18.5D 31.25H

So 7g will work but not 14.5

Any one in PHX ready to take advantage of this with me????
I want to pull the trigger on this in the next week or so. I'm sure they'll be around for awhile, but I have SWMBO sign off and you gotta strike while the iron is hot.

bump.

I'm going to do this deal tomorrow.

Anyone care to split delivery and get these for $175 instead of $199?

Man you are going to love that thing, I have a big 2 door that I use for my kegerator:

Since that pic was taken I have filled the whole bottom with cornies and changed out the old taps with Perlicks.

Plug them in to make sure they work. Mine just died after 6 years of service. A new compressor will run around $700.

Here it is with 2 doors off. As you can see, It easily holds 4 fermenters!



I started peelin off the stickers from my old rig this morning. Most of them stuck right back on the new one.



The Blatz got a litle stretched out. But it still works.

I'll post more later. SWMBO calls.

Doors on:



Pizza Oven now has a home.
We got the cabinets installed a few weeks ago.


The rest of the garage.

Finis.

Man, you're one of those ****** bags that can eat off the garage floor? Dang.

I'm just kidding. I'm so jealous... I can't keep the garage clean to save my life.

Thats a good deal. I found one just like it at a antique store and the guy wanted $500. What a rip off. Would love one of those two door coolers but the washing machine shot craps.

ok, olllllo. That is a beautiful thing. I should have gotten one with you and stuck my chest freezer in the shed. Putting the fermenters in that is going to be soooo much easier than the freezer...

Bobby_M said:

Man, you're one of those ****** bags that can eat off the garage floor? Dang.

I'm just kidding. I'm so jealous... I can't keep the garage clean to save my life.

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It has been an evolution.
It starts with putting your stuff in those 12g split-lidded totes.
We had the open shelves for alot of years and finally made the investment in the cabinets.

As for the floor. We got a free upgraded epoxy seal floor at our last place. It was one of those things that I would have never paid for, but now that I have it, I wouldn't dream of being without it.

It makes keeping things clean really easy. Just hose it out, since all of the cabinets are 6" off the floor. Then we use a giant squeegee to dry the floor.

If I lived in your part of the world, I guess having a drain in the garage floor would be really handy.