Kegerator/fermentation chamber help

[RobjustRob]

Ok I have an extra kegerator and my idea is to take the guts out, build a insulated box on top of it and have a fan on a thermostat push air up to the insulated box in the hopes I could store beer/kegs at the bottom and a fermentation chamber at the top.
Does anyone have any ideas on whether this will work as intended or any ideas how to make it work better or if I'm not thinking of something here.

 

[day_trippr]

The obvious issue is whether the BTU handling ability of the "guts" can deal with the thermal losses of whatever you build.
Secondary issue is dealing with moisture and not ending up with a fridge full of funk.
So, plenty of high-R insulation, maybe line the chambers with FRP and silicone caulk the joints, provide a path for condensate, and cobble up a couple of tightly-sealed doors.

Piece o' cake

Cheers!

 

[RobjustRob]

By guts I mean the co2 and beer lines as well as the tower, was going to leave the interior as is being it is set up to handle 2 6th kegs.
Should I pipe the cold air to the top?
I was thinking cold air to come in at the bottom and run a duct to the top as a return to let the warm air return from the top.

 

[JONNYROTTEN]

With respect...it sounds like a crappy plan.
Your going to rip apart a kegerator to make some hillbilly rigged most likely not going to work the way you want duel acting "thing"

Just enjoy your extra kegerator and use it for storage or a ferm chamber as needed....an Inkbird controller for under $40 will override the thermostat and make it a ferm chamber...its plug and play

 

[day_trippr]

By guts I mean the co2 and beer lines as well as the tower, was going to leave the interior as is being it is set up to handle 2 6th kegs.
Should I pipe the cold air to the top?
I was thinking cold air to come in at the bottom and run a duct to the top as a return to let the warm air return from the top.

Ok, if your plan is to add an "upstairs room" to the kegerator, stick a temperature-controlled recirculating fan in between (don't forget the air return) and relocate the tower to the top, I think pretty much everything said still applies.
If you build a leaky, poorly insulated box, "you're gonna have a bad time".

Off-hand, I tend to agree with JR. It sounds like an over-reach...

Cheers!

 

[RobjustRob]

The kegerator will be going away completely. Essentially I was thinking of building a "mother of fermentation" that I wouldn't have to constantly add frozen jugs to. The inkbird controller a would not work for me as I still need the storage space for bottled/kegged Homebrews, also imwill only be fermenting ales