abledsoe
Well-Known Member
I recently moved to a much warmer climate leaving behind a house with a basement perfect for fermentation. The new place has no basement so a ferm chamber is in my future.
To get me through I brewed a couple batches and am using my currently empty keezer as a ferm chamber. Its a 7.2 cu. ft. chest freezer with a collar and STC-1000 controller. I brewed Wed. and put the 6 gal bucket inside, taped the temp probe to the side of the bucket covered with bubble wrap and set the controller to 18.3C. I noticed the freezer was running non stop but the controller never read cooler than 23.x
Yesterday (Thu) I brewed another batch and put the 6 gal better bottle in the freezer with the other, leaving the probe on the first bucket. The freezer still hasnt stopped running and the STC now reads 25.x. I'm aware they warm up during fermentation. Is it being that warm for that long going to be a problem? Should I be concerned the freezer isnt cooling properly? I bought it brand new and its less than 2 years old. I also have 2 computer fans inside keeping the air moving.
I was trying to decide what to get for my actual ferm chamber and was just planning to get another chest freezer. Now I'm rethinking that. Any thoughts, input, advice are welcome.
Thanks!
To get me through I brewed a couple batches and am using my currently empty keezer as a ferm chamber. Its a 7.2 cu. ft. chest freezer with a collar and STC-1000 controller. I brewed Wed. and put the 6 gal bucket inside, taped the temp probe to the side of the bucket covered with bubble wrap and set the controller to 18.3C. I noticed the freezer was running non stop but the controller never read cooler than 23.x
Yesterday (Thu) I brewed another batch and put the 6 gal better bottle in the freezer with the other, leaving the probe on the first bucket. The freezer still hasnt stopped running and the STC now reads 25.x. I'm aware they warm up during fermentation. Is it being that warm for that long going to be a problem? Should I be concerned the freezer isnt cooling properly? I bought it brand new and its less than 2 years old. I also have 2 computer fans inside keeping the air moving.
I was trying to decide what to get for my actual ferm chamber and was just planning to get another chest freezer. Now I'm rethinking that. Any thoughts, input, advice are welcome.
Thanks!