Couple questions?

[1fast636]

Alright I'll post pics when I get home but got two questions for you guys.
1) I got a 15 gal extract container, if I cut the top off it and insulated the out side would it be good for a mash tun?
2) Our food fridge croaked on us Sunday pretty sure it's the compressor, is there a cheap solution to wher I could make it into a fermentation chamber? Cheap is key lol

When I get home from work ill post pic of them both

 

[IvanBrew]

1. It depends on how it handles heat... I suspect it'd be fine, but you won't know until you try. If you cut the top off, fill it with 170F water, and it doesn't warp, you're probably fine. There is a chance, though, that's it's considered "food grade" at room temp, but not at mash temp, and I don't think there's an easy way to find that out.

2. You could do something like the "son of a fermentation chiller" setup but with a ready-made enclosure (i.e. the fridge) instead of having to build one...

 

[LandoLincoln]

If you can place the dead fridge in an environment where the outside ambient temp is cool (~60°) to really cool (~40°), then yeah, you could easily hook up something to heat the inside and use it as a fermentation chamber. Chances are, you don't have a space like that in your house for most of the year. So it will probably be best just to get rid of it.

 

[1fast636]

Blue extract container

Dead fridge don't mind the clutter

 

[acidrain]

Cheapest way I know of to fix a dead fridge is to drop it off at Lowes, and find a replacement on craigslist: http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/se...refrigerator&minAsk=&maxAsk=&sort=rel&excats=

 

[1fast636]

Cheapest way I know of to fix a dead fridge is to drop it off at Lowes, and find a replacement on craigslist: http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/se...refrigerator&minAsk=&maxAsk=&sort=rel&excats=

We got a brand new fridge from lowes coming tomorrow figured I would see if there was a way make it work oh well will let them take it away for free