Chest Freezer 5.3 cu. ft. from Menards as ferm chamber.

So, there was a thread giving details of certain freezers for use as keezers, but I couldn't find the same for ferm chambers. Anyway, this is information about the Professional Series 5.3 cu. ft. chest freezer (Model #PS72541) at Menards ($143).



The above is a 6 gallon better bottle, fits with room to spare on all sides.



The above is a 5 gallon glass carboy, also fits with room to spare.

The interior dimensions for the area sans shelf are as follows:

14.25" X 16" X 25.5" L X W X H

The interior dimensions for the area with the shelf are as follows:

9.5" X 16" X 17" L X W X H

If others are using chest freezers in the same capacity, it would be nice to have a thread where all the information is in one place. If such a thread exists, and I have missed it, please move this post to the appropriate place.

Cheers!

any chance you have some ball lock corny kegs that you can try and fit in there to see how many fit? My freezer just died and I am looking to replace it and the measurements are so close that I am not sure if I can fit 3 cornies plus 20lb CO2 and 5lb Beergas tank in there or not. My current setup I can with 2 cornies on the hump partially and supported by the corny and 20lb tank on the bottom.

I have a Holiday 5 cuft from Lowes. It's almost identical in dimensions but I think the shelf is just a hair more narrow. Not that I care. Nothing ever goes there. I wish they made freezers with the compressor out the side. It would make a nice shelf for a CO2 tank.

pannell77 said:

any chance you have some ball lock corny kegs that you can try and fit in there to see how many fit? My freezer just died and I am looking to replace it and the measurements are so close that I am not sure if I can fit 3 cornies plus 20lb CO2 and 5lb Beergas tank in there or not. My current setup I can with 2 cornies on the hump partially and supported by the corny and 20lb tank on the bottom.

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I don't have a keg set-up yet...slated for Christmas. Sorry.

I can tell you for a fact, two pinlocks will not fit in the lower section of this or the Holiday from Lowes. I'm not sure about ball locks.

pannell77 said:

any chance you have some ball lock corny kegs that you can try and fit in there to see how many fit? My freezer just died and I am looking to replace it and the measurements are so close that I am not sure if I can fit 3 cornies plus 20lb CO2 and 5lb Beergas tank in there or not. My current setup I can with 2 cornies on the hump partially and supported by the corny and 20lb tank on the bottom.

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Not sure if the 7 cu.ft. one from Menard's would fit either...but it's currently on sale for $170.

My current keezer setup is made for a 5 cu. ft. freezer (which has now died) so I need one of roughly the same size to replace it with. My current one is a Haier model and I am able to fit 3 cornies, 20lb and 5lb tank in it with a 10" collar built on top.

The dimensions you have listed are 3/4" smaller in Length and 1/2" smaller in Width compared to my current setup. My local Menards does not have one in stock or I would take some stencils in there and check it out myself.

pannell77 said:

My current keezer setup is made for a 5 cu. ft. freezer (which has now died) so I need one of roughly the same size to replace it with. My current one is a Haier model and I am able to fit 3 cornies, 20lb and 5lb tank in it with a 10" collar built on top.

The dimensions you have listed are 3/4" smaller in Length and 1/2" smaller in Width compared to my current setup. My local Menards does not have one in stock or I would take some stencils in there and check it out myself.

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Well, I initially measured on the conservative side. I just remeasured trying to be as accurate as possible...and came up with this:

Measurement sans shelf is now:

14 7/16" X 16 1/8" L X W

Other measurements the same.

Thanks for the help, I think I am going to go ahead and try this freezer out.

pannell77 said:

Thanks for the help, I think I am going to go ahead and try this freezer out.

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Best I could do without kegs. Each bowl measures 9" in diameter.

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Best I could do without kegs. Each bowl measures 9" in diameter.

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Awesome. Thanks again.