Show me your DIY Fermentation Chamber!

WestMichBrewer · Nov 13, 2017

rhys333 said:
For anyone looking to build a SOF chiller, don't be put off by the high cost of high density foam. Just stay away from the big box stores like Home Depot, and you'll pay a significantly lower price and probably get a better product too. HD sells the blue R10 stuff for more than $70 per 4x8 sheet where I live. By comparison, concrete and siding companies in my area are selling R13 4x8s at about $50. Some offer 2x8 sheets as well, making it easier to transport if you don't have a truck.

4'x8'x1" sheets are ~$14 at Menard's.
I think the 1.5" thick were only ~$16.

WestMichBrewer · Dec 20, 2017

I completed my build for the most part...may end up putting a fan and a light in there but haven't yet.
It's constructed of 2x2 framed sides, new 3/4" plywood and old 1/4" plywood, 1.5" and 1.0" thick foamboard, screws and adhesive.
The fridge is a small cube fridge that sits atop the main box and vents down through an opening in the top.
Heating is done with a seedling map bungied to the carboy.

Control is provided by an Ink Bird ITC 1000F.

Jayjay1976 · Dec 26, 2017

I'm curious if anyone has used this type of construction and the guts of a mini fridge to build a serving chamber with taps and all. I've been looking at chest freezers for months and agonizing over what size will suit my needs and how to make it look nice enough to belong in our living room, which is the only place I can fit one in our smallish townhome. My conclusion is that a chest freezer may not be a suitable starting point. One of the big sticking points for me has been the problem of lifting full cornies in and out of it; I've torn a rotator cuff already loading a full fermonster into my rockstar cylinder fridge turned ferm chamber. Ideally it would open from the front for easy loading.