OK. I'm done letting my beer sit in the garage while praying to the temperature gods for mercy.
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Good point Mckoyd, welcome aboard!
My first question is - Do you want to have the two fermenters at different temps? Like a lager and an ale at once? Or do you always brew ales and will always have both fermenters at the same temperature?
I vote yes for a fridge, mini fridge or maybe even a DIY fermentation chamber. I vote no for a chest freezer like the others have stated to save your back. And it is overkill size wise for just two fermenters.
Second question: What is your space like? Do you have a little or a decent amount of room?
I have a portion of a storage room. Just enough for a mini wine fridge which sits on a brew gear storage cabinet and a full sized over/under fridge next to it with four taps. I can only ferment one beer at a time but the wine fridge has a built in temp controller which ranges from 39f - 65f. Perfect for me. The cabinet underneath was made so the height of the fermenter in the mini fridge can easily just drain via tubing into a keg below. Then an easy trip over to the fridge. Overall, not a lot of lifting outside of the first lift of the fermenter into the wine fridge. Hops are stored in the freezer part of the keg fridge.
So this decision largely depends upon your space, your fermentation needs and how much you want to lift.
I vote yes for a fridge, mini fridge or maybe even a DIY fermentation chamber. I vote no for a chest freezer like the others have stated to save your back. And it is overkill size wise for just two fermenters.
Second question: What is your space like? Do you have a little or a decent amount of room?
I have a portion of a storage room. Just enough for a mini wine fridge which sits on a brew gear storage cabinet and a full sized over/under fridge next to it with four taps. I can only ferment one beer at a time but the wine fridge has a built in temp controller which ranges from 39f - 65f. Perfect for me. The cabinet underneath was made so the height of the fermenter in the mini fridge can easily just drain via tubing into a keg below. Then an easy trip over to the fridge. Overall, not a lot of lifting outside of the first lift of the fermenter into the wine fridge. Hops are stored in the freezer part of the keg fridge.
So this decision largely depends upon your space, your fermentation needs and how much you want to lift.
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