So it begins...

[dx4100]

Excited :)

 

[earthwormgaz]

Lol, you big kid you, it's not even Yuletide yet! Does Santa know you've already opened it?

 

[dx4100]

shhhhh :) What he doesn't know won't hurt him

Just need to sort the fermentation fridge now!!! Just wondering if I can resist the urge to start before doing it :)

Im a sort of all in bloke when I start new hobbies :)

 

[dx4100]

Got my hands on a brew fridge today via Ebay

FV and heater fits perfectly. Just need the temp controller unit to turn up now from Hong Kong lol

 

[Dave1970]

very nice, you'll enjoy having the fridge, takes a bit of the stress out of brewing knowing what temperature you're fermenting at and being able to adjust it easily :thumb:

 

[dx4100]

Yeah that's the plan :)

I really want to get going but a little patient and work and it should pay off when I can control the temp properly instead of leaving it to chance in my study with the temp going everywhere...

 

[dx4100]

Can anyone see any reason to stop me from drilling a hole on the bottom left hand side for the heater power line ?

 

[philip5660]

I was in the same position this time last year, starting out and looking at the rear of my fridge with a drill.
I went for a hole at the very very top and this just seemed to be the place where there was the lowest risk of running into any gubbins.

Have you bought a heater for it yet?

 

[keith1664]

Can anyone see any reason to stop me from drilling a hole on the bottom left hand side for the heater power line ?

You should be fine drilling through the "hump" at the bottom, just check that there's nothing behind it to drill into!

 

[dx4100]

Me and my farther in law ( more him than me ) put together the temp control unit tonight and installed it onto the wall. Will install heater and connect to mains tomoz :)

What do you think :)

 

[tubby_shaw]

Looking good

 

[MrO]

hmm... ive still not started my 1st brew yet......

I haven't got a fridge though :wha:

 

[shocker]

Nice . Especially the glands , too often overlooked .

 

[Dave1970]

Looking good...now get some beer on the go!

 

[dx4100]

Looking good...now get some beer on the go!

Finishing the job on Tuesday so first brew might go on before Tuesday is out :)

 

[joe1002]

DX, Just wondering what FV you use?

I have a fridge which I am thinking of turning into a fermenting fridge but I am pretty sure my 5gal youngs brew bin will not fit in it (I must admit I have not tried yet but will do asap). In case it doesn't I'm intrigued to know what you use (my fridge looks extremely similar in size to yours.

Thanks

 

[BeerEagle]

I'm going to make a huge assumption and suggest it might be the one that came with the Coopers kit.

Edit: shut up BeerEagle, it's not the Coopers kit.

 

[joe1002]

Good point, I had forgotten about the original post by th time I got to the bottom

Though that box doesn't look big enough to have a fv in it.

Edit: Just checked my fv in my fridge and it fits with plenty of spare room. :thumb: