GuateBrewer
Well-Known Member
So I have been shopping around for a decent chest freezer or large fridge to get a decent sized Kegerator unit.
I am thinking I would want 6 taps 4 for beer, plus coke and mineral water.
People here in Guatemala do not like to spend money on electricity so there is nothing big enough to suit my needs locally.
So I was thinking to build a mega unit based on the Yuri's work with the fermentation chamber, he claimed he was able to get 30 degree delta with his 5000BTU window unit so I was looking at building something like that but horizontally, and if space permits, even build a special fermentation chamber on one side, with a separate temperature controller running a fan or two.
I am thinking the window unit blowing inside of the unit will keep the condensate under control and be a cost effective way of building a large unit. Its pretty much never colder than 55 and never hotter than 75 here year round. My home HVAC system is open and close windows so waste heat indoors is not an issue, nor is it an issue if I put it in my covered garden area (pending approval).
However my question is my friend who knows it all claims that if I run the AC unit recirculating cold air to attempt to be in the mid 40's instead of the mid 70's it is normally used for I will encounter problems with the pressure of the gas, freezing of the coils etc? Does this make any since that running the unit colder than it was engineered for will completely fail, or will it just be a bit less effective?
Anyone ever tried anything like this?
Thanks!!
I am thinking I would want 6 taps 4 for beer, plus coke and mineral water.
People here in Guatemala do not like to spend money on electricity so there is nothing big enough to suit my needs locally.
So I was thinking to build a mega unit based on the Yuri's work with the fermentation chamber, he claimed he was able to get 30 degree delta with his 5000BTU window unit so I was looking at building something like that but horizontally, and if space permits, even build a special fermentation chamber on one side, with a separate temperature controller running a fan or two.
I am thinking the window unit blowing inside of the unit will keep the condensate under control and be a cost effective way of building a large unit. Its pretty much never colder than 55 and never hotter than 75 here year round. My home HVAC system is open and close windows so waste heat indoors is not an issue, nor is it an issue if I put it in my covered garden area (pending approval).
However my question is my friend who knows it all claims that if I run the AC unit recirculating cold air to attempt to be in the mid 40's instead of the mid 70's it is normally used for I will encounter problems with the pressure of the gas, freezing of the coils etc? Does this make any since that running the unit colder than it was engineered for will completely fail, or will it just be a bit less effective?
Anyone ever tried anything like this?
Thanks!!