temperature contolling during fermentation

Systems, Gear, & DIY
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I’m looking into purchasing equipment so that I can temperature control my fermentation. I have a standard 6 gallon glass carboy with triple lock air lock that I use as a primary and I was wondering what size chest freezer would fit this carboy? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Tim

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Any chest freezer should fit at least one. However, I can fit two 7.9 gallon buckets (no ferm locks) in a 7cu chest freezer with no problems on a platform. I think you’ll have to go larger than that to fit 2 carboys without modification such as a wooden collar.

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I have a 5 cu ft that fits my 6 gallon better bottle with airlock fine.  In hindsight, I wish I had gone bigger so I could do multiple batches at a time with similar fermentation temps.

I may still go bigger and make the 5 cu ft one a lagering fridge someday in the future.

Seriously think about what you want to do or may want to do in the future and get there right away.

4

After I dig out my basement for greater ceiling height, add a bathroom, and convert it to my man cave where I will have a sit-down bar…

I have high hopes for the future.

5

I think mine is 19 cu ft but it holds 4 carboys.  Great for lagers.

I switched to a blow off tube for everything so I didn’t have to worry about a collar.

Dave

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I use a 15 cu ft. 3 buckets / carboys plus a fourth on the hump (no airlock on that one)