GreenDragon
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I've been wanting to do a temp controlled fermentation chamber for a while now but couldn't really slide a $70 purchase past the wife. I tried the "course adjustment screw" trick but my spare fridge is one of those with just an "in" and "out" at the bottom.
About 3 weeks ago I spotted this on Amazon: Lux WIN100
What I did was run an extension cord into the fridge (I cut a small hole in the door insulation). I put the WIN100 temp controller inside the fridge (in the door compartment), then plugged the fridge's plug into that (ran through the same hole in the door insulation).
I've had it set up for about 3 weeks now, working like a champ. I'm fermenting an Oktoberfest that uses Krolsh yeast and it's holding a steady 58F.
I picked up the spare fridge off CL. I put up an add saying I'll actually be using the fridge and that I'm not one of those resellers, and someone sold me one for $20 if I came and picked it up, which was np.
So for about $55 total I now have a fermentation chamber that can hold two carboys
About 3 weeks ago I spotted this on Amazon: Lux WIN100
What I did was run an extension cord into the fridge (I cut a small hole in the door insulation). I put the WIN100 temp controller inside the fridge (in the door compartment), then plugged the fridge's plug into that (ran through the same hole in the door insulation).
I've had it set up for about 3 weeks now, working like a champ. I'm fermenting an Oktoberfest that uses Krolsh yeast and it's holding a steady 58F.
I picked up the spare fridge off CL. I put up an add saying I'll actually be using the fridge and that I'm not one of those resellers, and someone sold me one for $20 if I came and picked it up, which was np.
So for about $55 total I now have a fermentation chamber that can hold two carboys
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