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Subscribed because I remember seeing this thread way back when I first got the idea for a 'double decker' setup and couldnt find it since!

Great job, and thanks for posting in my build thread!
 
Subscribed because I remember seeing this thread way back when I first got the idea for a 'double decker' setup and couldnt find it since!

Great job, and thanks for posting in my build thread!

Thanks, hopefully things go smoothly with your build and if not hopefully I can help with some info.
 
I was really happy with our recent Oktoberfest party, I did 35 gallons of brews in my baby for the party, over 75 folks including kids were there. It was a ton of work but a blast.

I had to make benches for the beergarten tables (which I was able to rent cheap), I also made the pretzel racks. next year i'll be making soft pretzels to put on those babys!

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How is this working out? Sick of opening the false floors yet? I'm still procrastinating er, planning my build... was thinking of going side by side but now revisiting the idea of ferm chamber on top...I would appreciate the extra room in my brew space.
 
I love this baby, I really wouldn't change a thing! I'm not sick of opening the false-doors yet. I dont go rummaging in the keezer all the time, I generally get in there about once a month to pull empties and put in full kegs, it's not a big deal.

The only thing I found is since I put the thing on such large casters it's pretty high off the ground, I bought this little collapsible aluminum step-platform ~18" high from harbor freight, I like to stand on that when putting full kegs down in there, its a bit easier on the back. Also the only other (minor) flaw is that the kegs that sit under the middle support cannot be removed just by themselves, I have to pull at least one other keg so I can slide the keg in the middle under the support over to be able to pull it out. If I did it over I would probably use more, smaller casters than just 4 of the 8" ones I have now.

Also I've found over time just using a plastic 2.5 gallon bucket for cooling water on the hump that this system is great at maintaining ferm temps when you are at that temp, but not that great and lowering wort temp if I dont cool to pitching temp with my CFC. Thus if my wort is 5-10 degrees from target start temp when I pitch (typical in high summer when groundwater is 70F!) I just add a few blocks of ice to the chamber (just large yogurt containers filled with water) which really help to add some cooling power and quickly (over ~1-2 hours) help to cool the wort that last 5-10 degrees. I plan to build a better sized and larger cooling water reservoir from metal duct-work which would also help with heat transfer but I haven't done that yet, as the bucket works well enough and I'm constantly doing projects on my house which eats up the rest of my free time.
 
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