Hi Lads,
I am going to use the fridge i had for my kegs as a fermentation chamber as I have gone back to bottling, while the fridge was plenty big enough to hold 2 cornys and my CO2 tank, it will not hold 2 fermentation buckets, the problem isn't the height but the little shelf thing at the back covering the compressor part, could I possibly cut about and inch and a half off of this to allow the door to close and fit both buckets in? My only other option is to make a collar to attatch on to the front
TIA
Can you post pics of the door might be easier to remove protrusions there?
I will do that as soon as I get home from work this evening, would give people a better idea alright i suppose,
thanks
It's worth considering smaller or different fermentors. My freezer won't take my 33L buckets from Geterbrewed, the outer rim catches on the way in, but the larger Fermonster fermentor fits easy.
Square plastic boxes have become popular as fermenters for this trason
Where have you seen square plastic fermenters? Would be interested in those.
Not fermenters. Converted plastic boxes.
Yeah but they aren't food approved guys particularly when exposed to alcohol
Some people take those risks.
Fair point and good for them but as a courtesy to those who may have to judge their beer or younger folks that drink their product and haven't had kids, beer with heavy metals, UV stabilisers or peroxides is not a nice gift.
Yeah it's onenthong O always worry about judging. I'm fastidious about my storage conditions but others may not be as concerned and careful. Please ferment and store in food grade vessels guys!
Quote from: BrewDorg on October 31, 2016, 11:51:07 AM
Where have you seen square plastic fermenters? Would be interested in those.
Spiedel do rectangle ones but they are hard to come by
http://m.ebay.de/itm/291602861037?_mwBanner=1
The drums the AJ comes in from gB would work or Halfords sell big water drums
Or upgrade to a larder fridge?
Your fridge seems the sane as mine. As a result, I ferment in my corny. I cold crash and either transfer to another clean keg or transfer to a bottling bucket.
Easy peasy
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It was an option I looked at but reading around I found that doing so I would have to make smaller batches to allow for krausen or any over active fermenting as the corny only allows for 19 litres, anyway besides that I'm sorted as the original brew kit I got was the coopers one, that bucket fits perfectly on the bottom and my 33 litre buckets on top, heating tube and inkbird also purchased so all ready to go
Cheers
Quote from: Gugs44 on November 08, 2016, 05:53:30 PM
It was an option I looked at but reading around I found that doing so I would have to make smaller batches to allow for krausen or any over active fermenting as the corny only allows for 19 litres, anyway besides that I'm sorted as the original brew kit I got was the coopers one, that bucket fits perfectly on the bottom and my 33 litre buckets on top, heating tube and inkbird also purchased so all ready to go
Cheers
Yeah to be honest. I started off doing 17L to be on the safe side with a QD on the gas as a blow-off. But didn't need it. Last time I went for 19L minus QD not a problem. I just purge a bit of the release valve every day for the first few days and it's fine. No worries, no mess.
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I sometimes use these boyos, if i have multiple brews that need fermenting at the same time (eg after brewing for a weekend at brewfest) 2 fit side by side in a fairly small fridge. You could probably fit 4 in a larder fridge.
They cost about €6 each and are food grade.
(http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mCnqSwtVsw0u3r7bruzmVSQ.jpg)
Cheers LE, where do you procure such items and what is the capacity, it's only around Xmas time I'd be doing multiple brews but these look great
Quote from: LordEoin on November 10, 2016, 03:57:20 PM
I sometimes use these boyos, if i have multiple brews that need fermenting at the same time (eg after brewing for a weekend at brewfest) 2 fit side by side in a fairly small fridge. You could probably fit 4 in a larder fridge.
They cost about €6 each and are food grade.
(http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mCnqSwtVsw0u3r7bruzmVSQ.jpg)
I had thought about that route. Just out of curiosity how do you remove the contents? Syphon? The decent thing with the keg fermenting is transferring under pressure, I think it's one thing I just cannot live without now. Make kegging so much quicker (as of it needed to be any quicker!!!)
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