just got a chest freezer and ranco etc111000 have questions

[donjonson]

Until I brew again I am going to use it as a beer cellar.what temperature should I set it to?

 

[msa8967]

I tend to keep mine at 43-45 F, but it may also depend on the type of beer you are putting into it. British style ales may be a bit warmer. American lagers and lawnmower beers will be a bit cooler.

 

[donjonson]

how do you have your probe placed in the freezer? is it in a bottle of water? or just hanging in the air? Someone suggested to me that it needs a thermal mass in order to keep the temperature more stable. I just wanted some input from the community.

 

[Irishpenguin13]

I put mine in a glass of water, before it was just danglin. Either way my thermometer still read the temp I had it set to.