Scored a nice running small chest freezer that I want to use for either a ferm chamber or as a keezer.. not sure which yet.
The question is.. temperature control. Fridges and such have temperature swings and I don't know if I'll have enough mass in this chest to help buffer the temp swings and keep them at a minimum without the compressor going on/off/on/off...
My thought is to put the Johnson controller probe in a glass of liquid.. water or ?? Thinking it will take the water time to drop in temp.. but also take time to raise in temp.. unlike the surrounding environment. Should be similar to the brew in the fermenter (or brew at serving temp if I use as a keezer)
The overall point is to keep the compressor from cycling too much.
Wadda ya think?
The question is.. temperature control. Fridges and such have temperature swings and I don't know if I'll have enough mass in this chest to help buffer the temp swings and keep them at a minimum without the compressor going on/off/on/off...
My thought is to put the Johnson controller probe in a glass of liquid.. water or ?? Thinking it will take the water time to drop in temp.. but also take time to raise in temp.. unlike the surrounding environment. Should be similar to the brew in the fermenter (or brew at serving temp if I use as a keezer)
The overall point is to keep the compressor from cycling too much.
Wadda ya think?