Temp controlled Brew Room Vs a 5 cubic foot fermentation chamber

[WileECoyote]

@gwjames47, Thank You,
I have always been a think outside of the box guy ! Im guessing that the energy savings we get from the new windows and ducts will more than offset what the Brew Room A/C unit uses.
We have 2" X 6" studs in the walls so they have thicker insulation than most houses.
3 weeks ago I had 10 five gallon fermenters on the counter, it was maxed out lol, I just found at ace hardware 15 gal plastic barrels if I got 1 or 2 of those I wouldn't have to split every batch and Id have more counter space ! or would it be more beer conditioning ? lol

 

[Walzenbrew]

This is awesome, thanks for sharing.
Is the AC unit installed separately for the room or did you upgrade your house's overall AC unit?

 

[mneff2014]

Great idea! Those shelving units look perfect. I'm looking at building a brewing room in the basement and will plan on insulating the walls just for this purpose. Right now I ferment upstairs in the winter and downstairs in the summer.
Noob question: What exactly is the contamination concern when storing grain in the vicinity of a fermenter?

 

[BigJack]

That is extremely cool. I'm hoping to do something similar in our next house.

 

[WileECoyote]

@Walzenbrew, Thank You,
The A/C unit is a 6000 BTU window mount unit and is just for that room, the house requires a lot bigger unit.
Cheers

 

[WileECoyote]

@mneff2014 Thank You,
I feel very lucky to have found the cabinet/shelving unit at such a great price, I was going to build one but since that one became available it saved me a lot of work.
If your going to make a Brew Room in the basement Im not sure but you might not need insulation on the walls.
Grain has lactobacillus in it, so you need to be extra careful when handling it near your fermenting beer, I take the specialty grains on the containers on the shelves into the kitchen to measure grain out of them.
Cheers

 

[WileECoyote]

@BigJack, Thank You,
Cant wait to see your Brew Room !
Cheers

 

[Donal]

that is the greatest idea yet (your wife's idea) and the price made it almost stupid NOT to do it! In NJ we don't have such temp swings. but the 10ft insulated box I built can barely keep up, can't wait for one of the kids to move out....

 

[oakbarn]

Add a CoolBot ($$$) and you can get it down to Larger Fermentation. We have an insulated room in my barn (an old office) that we added foam boards to. It already had the window ac. We added a coolbot and 50 degree even in the Texas summer.

 

[WileECoyote]

@Donal, Thank You, Like I said in the article, I was shocked when I added up the price of everything, this was super cheap in our eyes.
Cheers

 

[WileECoyote]

@oakbarn, Hello,
With the CoolBot at $300+ SH And the fact that on the CoolBot site it says I need a 24,000 BTU A/C unit (at another $400+) for my size room, I think I will keep doing Ale's.
Also I would have to find another room for all my brews that are age/conditioning.
Cheers

 

[geezer103]

@MattGuk
I built a temp controlled fridge that fits 2 x 30lt fermentors. Very simple to do and cheap as chips.