I have a nice chest freezer I plan to dedicate to ferment but I need a cheep way to control the temp. My dad uses a controller but thats to much for now.
any good ways to fool the thermostat etc???
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fermenting hardware Q
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Mike,
One way is to get a cheap appliance timer, and set the 3 on/off times for about every 3 or 4 hours. You have to play with the times to get it to work right, but it does work. Make sure you place a thermometer in a glass of water to get a correct reading of liquid not air.
cheers!
-barley
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Back when I homebrewed I had an external thermostat that had a probe which went into the freezer. The plug from the freezer plugged into the thermostat which then turned the unit on and off. I think I bought it at grainger but it's been over ten years since I homebrewed. Or you could get a remote bulb unit that would do the same thing if you aren't afraid of wiring it yourself.
-alan Brewmaster Palmer Lake Brewing Co
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I've got one of these (external thermostats) set up on an old fridge that I use exclusively for my homebrew. Just as described, you just "set it and forget it" and it will maintain the desired temp +/- a degree or two. Works great for maintaining ideal fermenting temps. I've had mine for 3 or 4 years now, but if I recall, I paid somewhere around $50.00, new.
bob p.