FleurDeLis425
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Hi All!
I recently convinced the wife to let be buy a chest freezer for the garage. The intention was primarily for temp controlled fermentation, but I also wanted to dual purpose as a keezer (bottling was a major reason I took a break from the hobby for a year). The chest freezer is 7 cu. ft:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/chest-freezer-specs-layouts-377518/index2.html#post4731050
That being said, I am trying to figure out how to best go about getting the best of both worlds and thought I would see if anyone has any perspective that could help. There are the ideas I am thinking about.
1) Place a carboy on the compressor hump, which will allow me to put three kegs into the freezer, but will require a tall collar. Will also require me to put a Fermwrap around the carboy. This also has the issue that the Fermwrap will leak heat, which will make the compressor work harder.
2) Put the carboy in the main portion of the freezer, which will not require as tall of a collar, but will only allow 2 kegs and will not require as large of a collar. Also has the same compressor work harder problem.
3) Place a cooler on the hump and pump out cold water to a CoolZone or SS Brewtech FTSs system. Advantage to this is I can easily fit 3 or 4 kegs, but will require additional resources outside the freezer. Has the benefit of not requiring me to warm a carboy while cooling a chest freezer for the kegs. I worry about condensation issues with putting a water tank in the keezer.
4) Forgot the idea of kegging all together and solely use the chest freezer for fermenting. No sure I need a freezer this big though. Only typically have 1 brew fermenting at a time.
Looking forward to the feedback!
I recently convinced the wife to let be buy a chest freezer for the garage. The intention was primarily for temp controlled fermentation, but I also wanted to dual purpose as a keezer (bottling was a major reason I took a break from the hobby for a year). The chest freezer is 7 cu. ft:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/chest-freezer-specs-layouts-377518/index2.html#post4731050
That being said, I am trying to figure out how to best go about getting the best of both worlds and thought I would see if anyone has any perspective that could help. There are the ideas I am thinking about.
1) Place a carboy on the compressor hump, which will allow me to put three kegs into the freezer, but will require a tall collar. Will also require me to put a Fermwrap around the carboy. This also has the issue that the Fermwrap will leak heat, which will make the compressor work harder.
2) Put the carboy in the main portion of the freezer, which will not require as tall of a collar, but will only allow 2 kegs and will not require as large of a collar. Also has the same compressor work harder problem.
3) Place a cooler on the hump and pump out cold water to a CoolZone or SS Brewtech FTSs system. Advantage to this is I can easily fit 3 or 4 kegs, but will require additional resources outside the freezer. Has the benefit of not requiring me to warm a carboy while cooling a chest freezer for the kegs. I worry about condensation issues with putting a water tank in the keezer.
4) Forgot the idea of kegging all together and solely use the chest freezer for fermenting. No sure I need a freezer this big though. Only typically have 1 brew fermenting at a time.
Looking forward to the feedback!