making my fridge into a brew fridge

[Cedaronics]

TWO WEEKS?!!!

 

:party: ...you can see why certain ebay sellers are saying up to 2 weeks now using Royal Mail

yes i feel bad now ...but its all down to royal mail...
still its here now ...
and i fitted it today ... .

 

i didnt have any new wire so i used my old leads ...
i found a polish guy on utube and done it more or less the way he wired his....

so heres the pics.

both the cooling and heating work so...
job done ... .

 

i set it on 0 to see how cold it will go...
and put a tupperware dish in there with some water in ...
took this pic last night ...

it still hadnt got to 0 ...

so ill look later today and if its changed ill take another pic.... :thumb: .

what temp do you all keep your fridge at when conditioning your bottled or keged brews ...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

ok so heres my first brew fermenting in my new brew fridge ..
it was fermenting in my bed room in its second fv ...

but last night it got up to 25 c ...
so i put it in here today and set it on 21c ...
it will stay in here until i bottle it on the 16 of july ...

i hope it will be ok as it did reach 25c

 

[jonnymorris]

Mick,

You'll get a more accurate measure of your brew temp if you tape the probe to the side of your FV and insulate it from the ambient temp within the fridge under some bubble-wrap.

Otherwise, congrats on a great new asset to your brewing.

 

Mick,

You'll get a more accurate measure of your brew temp if you tape the probe to the side of your FV and insulate it from the ambient temp within the fridge under some bubble-wrap.

Otherwise, congrats on a great new asset to your brewing.

thanks bud ...

iv just done it i hope its ok ... :thumb: .

 

[JulesRS]

Looking good! Going to have to do the same thing myself as this nice weather has messed with my fermentation temps!

 

Looking good! Going to have to do the same thing myself as this nice weather has messed with my fermentation temps!

thanks bud if i new this heat was coming id not have done as many batches ...
iv still got a wilkos apple cider and another woodfords wherry ...
and a wilkos fruits of the forest plus my twisted cider...
which i cant put in my brew fridge...

i just hope there not messed up ... :x .

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Will12283]

If I had a fermenting fridge everything would be out of it right now and I would be trying to sleep in it!!! :cry:

 

If I had a fermenting fridge everything would be out of it right now and I would be trying to sleep in it!!! :cry:

yes will i agree it's hotter than a snakes ass in a wagon rut.. :grin:

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Fil]

perhaps a fan would also help maintaining a stable temp, i got a pcfan wired to a 12v transformer brick off the mains..

 

[JimmyB78]

Looks great Mick! I'm still trying to get hold of fridge under £50. Stocks are dropping way too quickly with all these BBQs!

 

Looks great Mick! I'm still trying to get hold of fridge under £50. Stocks are dropping way too quickly with all these BBQs!

yes its hard to get a fridge ...
have you tried gumtree thats where i found mine ...

i just looked and theres at least 2 adds under £50
in Hertfordshire ...
so try gumtree... :thumb:
regards mick... :hat: .

 

perhaps a fan would also help maintaining a stable temp, i got a pcfan wired to a 12v transformer brick off the mains..

sounds good a pic would be nice ... :thumb: .

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Fil]

bit of a bodge job starting with a bad ebay punt on what i thought was a fosters brand fridge not a branded fosters beer fridge with lager stickers on the sides :)

its a bit tight on space so i mounted the heater tube above the beerlevel to avoid overheating the beer...??? so the extra fan was a bit of a must :)

but it holds a good temp :) and i have taken it down to 0C to crash chill and prep for quick conditioning in a corny..

ps/edit ive only had to change the gaffer tape on the sensor cover the once, it keeps its sticky well in a nice dry cool place..

 

bit of a bodge job starting with a bad ebay punt on what i thought was a fosters brand fridge not a branded fosters beer fridge with lager stickers on the sides :)

its a bit tight on space so i mounted the heater tube above the beerlevel to avoid overheating the beer...??? so the extra fan was a bit of a must :)

but it holds a good temp :) and i have taken it down to 0C to crash chill and prep for quick conditioning in a corny..

ps/edit ive only had to change the gaffer tape on the sensor cover the once, it keeps its sticky well in a nice dry cool place..

wow i love it thats great very well done you ... :clap: .

regards mick.. i take my hat off to you :hat: .

 

[JimmyB78]

Looks great Mick! I'm still trying to get hold of fridge under £50. Stocks are dropping way too quickly with all these BBQs!

yes its hard to get a fridge ...
have you tried gumtree thats where i found mine ...

i just looked and theres at least 2 adds under £50
in Hertfordshire ...
so try gumtree... :thumb:
regards mick... :hat: .

Thanks Mick, hadn't checked Gumtree so will have a look!

I may be brewing before September yet .... :)

 

[kev]

Here's something I posted a while back. Might help some folk.

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=17872&hilit=wiring

K

 

[kev]

Also forgot these pics. My humble 4-fridge setup. All temp controlled.

Left to right - Cornies x , ferment x 2, ferment x 2, yeast