darvinlikemarvin
Apprentice
Greetings!
I recently purchased a refrigerator with a thermostat control that I intend on using to cool my carboys as well as my corny kegs. I'm wondering a couple of things...
1. if i need to set my fridge to a fermenting temperature of 65 (if its the middle of summer and the ambient temp in the house is too high)...is it going to be a problem if I have a keg in there at the same time? Normally I'd keep the kegs at a much lower temp...I'm just concerned about any adverse effects of raising the temp of the kegged beer for a few weeks.
2. The fridge sits in an uninsulated garage. During the winter months it can get to below 0 degrees. I'm curious if anybody has any feedback on how well a fridge would insulate against the cold. Has anyone hacked a fridge to both heat and cool?
I guess I'm trying to keep from having to ferment in different areas at different times of the year (and our house doesn't have any extra room for the fridge either)
I recently purchased a refrigerator with a thermostat control that I intend on using to cool my carboys as well as my corny kegs. I'm wondering a couple of things...
1. if i need to set my fridge to a fermenting temperature of 65 (if its the middle of summer and the ambient temp in the house is too high)...is it going to be a problem if I have a keg in there at the same time? Normally I'd keep the kegs at a much lower temp...I'm just concerned about any adverse effects of raising the temp of the kegged beer for a few weeks.
2. The fridge sits in an uninsulated garage. During the winter months it can get to below 0 degrees. I'm curious if anybody has any feedback on how well a fridge would insulate against the cold. Has anyone hacked a fridge to both heat and cool?
I guess I'm trying to keep from having to ferment in different areas at different times of the year (and our house doesn't have any extra room for the fridge either)