How are you chilling your Flex+?

[TheMadKing]

I'm considering a Flex+ since I don't harvest yeast often, but I want to have a plan for how I'm going to control fermentation temperature. I currently have a modified dorm fridge that comfortably fits a carboy/big mouth, but it won't hold a Flex+ with the racking arm.

I would prefer not to use glycol because it seems like overkill and a pain for chilling a single fermenter and it's expensive.

I would much prefer to use a glass door fridge but I need suggestions on which ones it will fit in.

Curious how everyone else is doing it!

 

[RiverCityBrewer]

I'm using mine in a cooler with other fermenters. I use flex watt heat tape on the fermenters to get them to the temp I want. I keep the cooler at about 38-40F so cooling it easy once fermentation is over. Sorry, I don't have any recommendations on a glass door fridge. Wine chiller maybe?

 

[TheMadKing]

I'm using mine in a cooler with other fermenters. I use flex watt heat tape on the fermenters to get them to the temp I want. I keep the cooler at about 38-40F so cooling it easy once fermentation is over. Sorry, I don't have any recommendations on a glass door fridge. Wine chiller maybe?

That's an interesting concept but seems inefficient since your heating and cooling elements are fighting against each other

 

[RiverCityBrewer]

It may be less efficient, but they are in a walk in cooler that is already cold anyway. I could probably put a blanket around the fermenters if I was really worried about it, but I've never had a reason to.