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I don't think you could maintain lagering temps indoors with one of these types of chillers, because the cooling source (ice @ 32F) are too close to your target lagering temps. The consensus seems to be an old refrigerator with an external power control to regulator the temperature (such as...

From the manufacturer: "If one crystal is highlighted in green, it is that temperature. If two adjoining crystals are highlighted in blue and tan, it is the temperature in between."

I thought I'd add my thoughts to this updated thread, after just building one of these from Ken Schwartz' plans. I should first state that I'm a PhD engineer, so I like to mess with things - usually with disastrous, but informative, results. Secondly, I've only been homebrewing for a little...