36L coolers back in tesco

[Greg2013]

Indeed me lud, truth be told what i REALLY need now is some shelving in the brew room(spare room) to help get all the buckets etc up off the floor and tidy up the look a bit. I may yet take a trip to argos for some of that quick assembly plastic racking with shelves

[LordEoin]

til then, try get some offcuts of the foam insulation board they use behind drylining, or airoboard from large appliance packaging. Then sit the brew on that instead of the floor.
Although the brew will still be down low it will be insulated from the cold ground.

[newToBrew]

for a newbie a potential deal is hard to resist

yeah -
i know where your coming form .. I've lost the run of meself loads of times like that - jumping on a bargain item that I was not quiet ready for .. what I have to keep reminding myself is that these bargains always come around again !!
funnels and crap like that - tesco's Guineys, heatons, BuyLo !!
Eoins idea @ the insulation is a good one - if you got a sheet(or two)  of it you could even have an insulated brew box  - so.. because of the heat generated during fementation - once its up and running it might keep itself warm - so yuou could possibly avoid a stuck fermentaion ? - just a thought I could be wrong on this

[Greg2013]

Ya i am thinking of building a brew box that will take a full 33 litre bucket fermenter, i just need a couple more cuts of 2x2 and some  ply.

My problem is i convince myself i need these cooler things and i have yet to actually get one or two successfull brews under my belt :

[Garry]

Ya i am thinking of building a brew box that will take a full 33 litre bucket fermenter, i just need a couple more cuts of 2x2 and some  ply.

You can build a simple brew box from just aeroboard and duct tape. It will do until I'm allowed get a fridge!

[Greg2013]

  i actually have a fridge but my 33 litre buckets will not fit in it width wise, the door will not close. It will eventually be used for kegs whenever i can afford some

[Will_D]

If its a brew fridge then removing the moulded shelf sheet from inside the door can give you about 3 extra inches!

Just leave the yellow insulation inn place!

[Greg2013]

I may attempt that for the craic soon :

[mr hoppy]

I'd been using a cheapy picnic box but recently decided that the heat retention could be better. I disassembled it and just put more ploysterene and it seems to have made a significant difference. The lids in cheap picnic boxes in particular often have no insulation at all. For those who are a bit handier than me you can always put some insulation foam which is something like €10 a can in instead.