Will this work as a homebrew fridge?

[mychalg9]

Found on craigslist. Price seems high based on what Ive seen available at Sams Club or Costco, but Im not an expert. How many corny's would fit in here? http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/app/2042214010.html

 

[TipsyDragon]

its hard to tell how big it is on the inside. a 5.5 cu. ft chest freezer should be more than big enough for at least 1 6.5 gallon carboy. but to be safe measure your carboy with the airlock on top and bring your measuring tape with you when you go to look at the freezer.

 

[mychalg9]

What about this one? http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/app/2041884277.html

Im more inteerested in sticking kegs in there

 

[mychalg9]

Actually I think this is better anyways: http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/app/2041864917.html

 

[HoppyMaltPoet]

You would need the dimesions. I think the outer dimensions are as follows:
Product Width: 32 3/8"
Product Depth: 22"
Product Height: 32 7/8"

But that doesn't give internal. I think you may be able to fit 2 maybe 3 cornys. But the height might be a problem. You may have to add a collar in order to fit them. Again not certain without knowing the internal depth... You need about 25 inches (a little more to be sure).

 

[mychalg9]

Or: http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/app/2041757210.html

Sorry I kind of hijacked my own thread

 

[mychalg9]

Yeah the height of the original one seemed short. Does $200 seem high for that size of freezer?

 

[HoppyMaltPoet]

Yeah the height of the original one seemed short. Does $200 seem high for that size of freezer?

I did a quick search on google shopping (for waht I assume is that model) and brand new I see anywhere from 179 to 275. It seems like it is a fair price...I don't know about great. I would probably look to get a bigger chest freezer. I know you can get 7.0 cu ft for under 200.

 

[floyd242]

Did you see the sticky? It may be of some help

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/sizing-your-chest-freezer-corny-kegs-75449/

 

[mychalg9]

Yeah I like the sticky thread, I just had a feeling that that particular brand was not listed in there. Just wanted to throw some ideas out there for some quick responses