From trash heap Fridge to 1st class fermentation chamber

[dcarter]

Nice chamber. Where did you get the beer hazard warning sticker?

A vendor gave me that one at work but I noticed that have them at Cafepress when I bought the Desert Storm decal.

Here is the link: http://www.cafepress.com/mf/29284945/warning-beer-hazardour-materi-rectangle_sticker

 

[speedoguy]

I did something similar with a 15.gallon mini brew conical about a month ago. Works great, but I need to remove that divider / door seal, it would make life much easier

 

[dcarter]

I did something similar with a 15.gallon mini brew conical about a month ago. Works great, but I need to remove that divider / door seal, it would make life much easier

That looks great! I have the same issue with the divider but someone mentioned how easy it is to attach the top and bottom doors with a few sheet metal screws. I may tackle that after I get my blonde into the keg.

Again, great job!

 

[breckenridge]

How do you get in to clean that 30 gallon conical?

 

[dcarter]

I clean in place with Oxyclean. Fill it to the top and let it sit for a couple of days and then dump it. Before I add wort for the next batch, I sanitize it with starsan.

 

[dcarter]

Here is a pic of the paint can heater that I use for temp control. That's a 70 watt floodlamp that provides the heat.

 

[dcarter]

I took dfees1's advice and bolted the doors together and removed the divider. Now I can remove the fermenter in between batches and use the fermenterator as a refrigerator to cold crash up to 5 kegs!

 

[speedoguy]

any pics of the set up?

 

[dcarter]

Here it is.

 

[speedoguy]

sorry, I meant of the door set up, but thats a great looking brew station!

 

[dcarter]

Here's a few pics of the door assembly. I used self tapping screws to bolt the top and bottom doors together and then used a brace on the back corner to sturdy the unit.

 

[DangerDave25]

Awesome

 

[dcarter]

Thanks Dangerdave!

 

[Surly]

I will soon begin my build with a 15 gallon conical. I will be using a yeast catcher as well.

My question: My 15 gallon conical will fit in the frig I am using. I would though like some extra head room above the tank. I will be using an auto siphon for transferring beer to kegs. Can I be fairly confident if I am careful in chopping a hole between the frig and the freezer that I will not hit any freon tubes? I would rather not take the partition completely out as the unit seems to fit not doing so.

Thanks

 

[BigFloyd]

Do you know anyone who does fridge repair? I'd want to run the make/model by them to find out where the coils are before chopping any holes where they don't belong.

 

[dcarter]

Most of the large refrigerators like this one have the coils on the back of the unit.

 

[Surly]

Most of the large refrigerators like this one have the coils on the back of the unit.

Yes, the coils are attached to the back. So therefore, I do not need to worry about any lines between the freezer and the refrigerator? That would be welcome news. TY

 

[Sambecker1]

Did you encounter any wiring? I cut through wires. Don't know if that's for the fridge temp control or defroster? Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[dcarter]

Sam, I didn't have any wiring issues.