Help on keezer?

[danny3460]

Hi I just thought about converting my small chest freezer into a ferm chamber. I want to purge my keg while my fermentation is on going so I want my keg hooked up to my FV.
there is no room for a keg in my freezer so I thought about running my gas through the drain hole in the freezer. Anyone tried this before??

 

[danny3460]

Hi I just thought about converting my small chest freezer into a ferm chamber. I want to purge my keg while my fermentation is on going so I want my keg hooked up to my FV.
there is no room for a keg in my freezer so I thought about running my gas through the drain hole in the freezer. Anyone tried this before??

I am also considering connecting co2 tank using the same method for keg conditioning

 

[Jag75]

Are you putting a collar on it? If so drill a hole in the collar and run your lines through that.

 

[danny3460]

Are you putting a collar on it? If so drill a hole in the collar and run your lines through that.

I was going to, but since there is a hole already, I saw no reason to not use it...

 

[sixstring]

If the gas line will fit through the drain hole, then I don't see any reason not to do it. It's not like the gas won't move along the tube. My tubes I have go around the houses a bit on my fermenting vessels before they hit the water in the airlock/bubbler, and never had any problems with the gas not moving.
However, you should probably wait for some other responses along with Jag's, as they have been about a bit more and know a fair bit more about this stuff.

 

[IslandLizard]

Are you using EVA Barrier line?
If not, you may want to consider it, as it will mitigate oxygen ingression through the (long) line.
The only drawback vs. vinyl line is EVA is not as flexible, and needs a larger bend radius, to prevent kinking, so plan on that. Or use 90° elbows where needed.
I don't think I've seen 45°elbows for that.

Also, when there's a low point, such as going through the (bottom) drain hole, a "puddle" of condensation may form inside the line, that will bubble like an airlock.

 

[Willy]

I made something like this, using a small freezer for fermentation. I made a small collar to run the lines (in my case, for the heater wrap and temp probe.) the collar also provided room to ferment under pressure with an oversized (6.5 g) corny keg.

I would run the lines thru the collar. And use a small USB powered fan to circulate the air.

Fyi ... The bottom of the freezer will be the first part to freeze, so I would be wary of running a beer line thru it.

 

[Deadalus]

You may at some point want to use the drain, either from condensation or a spill. Also, if there are lines in it, it will need to be sealed to prevent condensation and spills leaking out. With a collar, you can use the hump for a 5 gallon keg usually, if you don't skimp on the board width. A collar will make it deeper however for lifting in and out.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

I'd consider too, keeping the drain line free for draining purposes. At some point an overflowing fermenter might create a big mess at the bottom. Just saying it could happen.

As noted, a small collar gives you good access to the inside without drilling holes in the main body.