Fermentation Chamber build - Not getting cold enough

[twocent]

Yes, it can go all the way down to 60. It stops at 60 because that is the lowest setting on the AC unit. I use a Johnsons controls unit to control the temp.

I don't remember the BTUs, it was the smallest unit they had at Lowes (about $100-$150) Frigidaire.

Badass. With fermentation being a some degrees warmer than ambient, I was worried that if the unit stopped at 60, the lowest it could get is 65-68.

 

[twocent]

Yes, it can go all the way down to 60. It stops at 60 because that is the lowest setting on the AC unit. I use a Johnsons controls unit to control the temp.

I don't remember the BTUs, it was the smallest unit they had at Lowes (about $100-$150) Frigidaire.

Do you have it plugged into a controller, like a STC-1000 and just set for "full blast" when it kicks on? Or do you just have the thermostat set to the lowest?

 

[twocent]

Sealing a few seams has me comfortable at 65c. There is even some ice left in the water bottles when I swap it out every 12 hours.

I'm still going to go the a/c route just so I don't have to swap bottles continually, but at least this batch is holding steady