Question about temperature controler (for fridge)

[saeroner]

Hi guys.

I have a full spare fridge in my garage and I really hate wiring/rigging up things - not my cup of tea at all and i don't know anyone that's good at it really. So is there something easy that's pre-made that i would not have to wire up?

I saw this on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Refrigerato...683?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6fa9b0bb

Thanks for any help.

 

[MedicineMan]

This is what I have and it's works great. Are you going to use this to control fermentation temps?


http://morebeer.com/products/ranco-digital-twostage-temperature-controller-wired.html?site_id=5

 

[hunter_le five]

I have two of these Johnson controllers and like them a lot (one for my kegerator, one for my fermentation chamber). No wiring/rigging needed, just plug in, enter your desired parameters, and go. You're up and running in 2 minutes.

 

[saeroner]

^ Thanks. But is that for lager only? $79 dollars i can work with but I need a standard fridge to be a steady 60 degrees.

Yeah these would be for fermentation right now. Mostly doing IPA so around 60/70 degrees steady would be fine.

 

[hunter_le five]

^ Thanks. But is that for lager only? $79 dollars i can work with but I need a standard fridge to be a steady 60 degrees.

Yeah these would be for fermentation right now. Mostly doing IPA so around 60/70 degrees steady would be fine.

I use it for both ales and lagers. I have a stout fermenting at a steady 65 degrees in my chest freezer right now.

 

[13ONK]

+1 on the Johnson controllers. You set the tempurature to whatever you want and it'll hold your fridge/freezer at that temp. I use mine for ales/lagars and even to cold crash (I kick it down to like 34 for the last couple days to let everything drop out).

 

[Coff]

Another vote for the Johnson contollers, I use an STC-1000 for my fermentation fridge but that involves wiring it up which youre not interested in (although its a lot easier then you think!).

I use the Johnson contoller in my keezer and its perfect.

If only the Brewbit was shipping, I would suggest that instead. I cannot wait till March to get mine!