I've got to confess that I am a converted fermenter. After lots of research and more experimenting, I have resolved to use an old freezer with the EXCELLENT Ranco thermostat suggested by Don. I could not get enough temperature differential drop out of the peltier even with fan-forcing. When I got to use parallel peltier devices it got expensive. I got a call from Maryann suggesting that I look on Baumgart on my way home. Cut a long story short for $20 I got a nice chest freezer which I can use for fermenting, lagering or serving + $50 for the Ranco - with superb control there is no real way to beat it.
Set it and Forget it!!!
"Coverted" Fermenter - I've seen the light!
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"Coverted" Fermenter - I've seen the light!
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Twenty-four hours in a day, twenty-four beers in a case - COINCIDENCE?
Twenty-four hours in a day, twenty-four beers in a case - COINCIDENCE?
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Re: "Coverted" Fermenter - I've seen the light!









You gonna stop whinin' 'bout that beer,or you gonna send it to me?
Friends don't let friends brew drunk!
Signed:Steve Sluder.
Friends don't let friends brew drunk!
Signed:Steve Sluder.
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Re: "Coverted" Fermenter - I've seen the light!
You run into another of those great deals let me know. I'm in the market for another chest freezer.Dutch wrote: for $20 I got a nice chest freezer which I can use for fermenting, lagering or serving
You gonna buy one, or be one?
.....I'm gonna be one!
.....I'm gonna be one!
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Re: "Coverted" Fermenter - I've seen the light!
Keep a lookout on Craigslist. I recently got a huge 20 cf chest freezer (way more capacity) for $100. I could probably gotten it cheaper, but I had them deliver it.john mills wrote:You run into another of those great deals let me know. I'm in the market for another chest freezer.Dutch wrote: for $20 I got a nice chest freezer which I can use for fermenting, lagering or serving
Jeff Smith