01-25-2021, 05:35 AM
(09-07-2020, 07:57 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: I used to brew, and towards the end I was doing 5 gallon kegs instead of bottling. I still have all my stuff, but don't have anywhere to properly ferment it, so I don't do it anymore. I do occasionally get the itch to do it, but I really don't drink much beer anymore (bourbon is my deal), so it goes by pretty quickly.
If you have a few hundred dollars to play with, you should seriously consider investing in a fermentation chamber or building one yourself out of a mini-fridge. I bought my very large one off of Craigslist for $350. As pictured above, I have six in mine right now and could squeeze in one more carboy if I wanted.
Lots of used mini-fridges are cheap, the temperature control units can get spendy, though, so shop around and look for reviews before investing. If cost is an issue, it would probably be cheaper to buy someone's used fermentation chamber that they've already put together. In this Covid market, many people are motivated
http://www.lewybrewing.com/2011/07/son-of-fermenter-build.html
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/diy-fermentation-chamber.679010/
These are close to mine that I bought, but the guy that built it put it up above the ground on four legs(4" X 4" posts on wheels) and it's high enough to store all of my equipment underneath. This makes kegging pretty easy as it involves minimal movement of the finished brew. He also made it deeper and constructed a large, insulated door that has hinges on the bottom, clamps on the sides and opens downward. The one pictured on the first link uses the door from the fridge but looks like a big back ache trying move the carboys around. Mine are all about waste high and, with the large door, all carboys are very easy to access. He also put a dry-erase board on the door so it's easy to monitor your beers if they are all brewed on different days.
I got one hell of a deal on mine. He had it listed for $400 with six carboys when I went to his house to buy his kegerator. A week later he dropped it to $350 and I pounced. I'll try to get a full pic of it but we own a No Car garage that is full of shit. I'll need to move some stuff to get a full pic.
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