WilliamH
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I just got a free fridge (yay!) and plan on hooking up the stc1000 controller to it this weekend. I've been wanting to lager for a while, but I'm a little hesitant to do so because of A) the wait, and B) there are some ales I'd love to brew at the same time.
My fridge is a freezer on bottom fridge. The way it works is the cold air collects in the freezer, then a fan blows it up into the fridge. One thought I had was fermenting my lager in the fridge at typcial lager temps (about 50F), then lowering it to the freezer for the lagering phase while I simultaneously increase the temperature in the fridge to an ale temp so I can ferment ales while my lager is lagering.
Does anyone have any idea how much cooler a freezer will stay than a fridge if the temp controller's thermometer is placed in the fridge? I obviously don't want to freeze my beer, but I also want to hit that 35F mark if I can. I guess I may just have to hook this up myself to figure it out, but I thought I'd see if anyone else has experience with a similar setup who could give me some tips.
Thanks!
My fridge is a freezer on bottom fridge. The way it works is the cold air collects in the freezer, then a fan blows it up into the fridge. One thought I had was fermenting my lager in the fridge at typcial lager temps (about 50F), then lowering it to the freezer for the lagering phase while I simultaneously increase the temperature in the fridge to an ale temp so I can ferment ales while my lager is lagering.
Does anyone have any idea how much cooler a freezer will stay than a fridge if the temp controller's thermometer is placed in the fridge? I obviously don't want to freeze my beer, but I also want to hit that 35F mark if I can. I guess I may just have to hook this up myself to figure it out, but I thought I'd see if anyone else has experience with a similar setup who could give me some tips.
Thanks!