ben 10 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Hi all, has anyone used a vertical freezer for fermenting in? There are bar size and bigger. I have one SS FV that is stackable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I haven’t but I am after one. They all seem to be bar sized or really big. I am after a small freezer just big enough for my SS Brewtech Brew Bucket without stacking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I use a chest freezer, with the lid on top. My mother-in-law has a smallish sized freezer with a door like a fridge that I have my eye on because she does not use it much. I figure it would be much easier to manoeuvre a FV into a freezer like this than the chest freezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graculus Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 15 hours ago, Beer Baron said: I haven’t but I am after one. They all seem to be bar sized or really big. I am after a small freezer just big enough for my SS Brewtech Brew Bucket without stacking I was looking for a bar freezer for my neighbour on Gumtree recently. There were one or two that were 150 litres or so. Provided the shelves can be moved it might be the right size.https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kincumber/fridges-freezers/fisher-paykel-153l-freezer-in-perfect-working-condition/1223243985 The problem is with some upright freezing is that the shelves are the cooling elements and can't be removed. The one above looks OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 33 minutes ago, Graculus said: I was looking for a bar freezer for my neighbour on Gumtree recently. There were one or two that were 150 litres or so. Provided the shelves can be moved it might be the right size.https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kincumber/fridges-freezers/fisher-paykel-153l-freezer-in-perfect-working-condition/1223243985 The problem is with some upright freezing is that the shelves are the cooling elements and can't be removed. The one above looks OK. Yeah that’s pretty good. Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthog Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 7/13/2019 at 7:48 PM, Ben 10 said: Hi all, has anyone used a vertical freezer for fermenting in? There are bar size and bigger. I have one SS FV that is stackable... I've got verticle freezer (kelvinator) but the problem is the freeze bars go through 3 of the horizontal racks, so cannot be removed to fit in a 30L Carboy. Maybe a different brand might work. Otherwise a verticle would work as well for fermenting as my back-breaker chest freezer where 20kg of FV needs to be lifted out. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Instigator Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Is there any reason to use a freezer instead of a fridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Cat Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Bigger? Chills down quicker for lagers and cold crash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 More insulation would mean it is also more energy efficient i am thinking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthog Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Lab Rat said: Bigger? Chills down quicker for lagers and cold crash? Better insulation saves a lot of energy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthog Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Don't try to use as a fridge though, at say 4c. It will drop below 0c and when it rises drops lots of water. Great fermenter vehicle though for your Ales and Lagers. Cheerzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 7/13/2019 at 7:18 PM, Ben 10 said: Hi all, has anyone used a vertical freezer for fermenting in? There are bar size and bigger. I have one SS FV that is stackable... So how many fermenters do you want the vessel to hold? OR do you just want to brew larger batches? Why a freezer if you're only wanting it for fermenting? Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Lab Rat said: Bigger? Chills down quicker for lagers and cold crash? My experience with lagers is that they turn out better when they aren't quickly dropped down in temperature for the lagering phase, rather ramped down over a few days. The main advantage of a freezer is better insulation, which would be pretty useful up in FNQ. Other than that, it probably uses a bit less power when bringing the temp down the fractions of a degree during fermentation but I doubt it'd be noticed on a power bill. Edited July 17, 2019 by Otto Von Blotto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 So... do fridges go cold enough for cold conditioning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, Ben 10 said: So... do fridges go cold enough for cold conditioning? Mine does. Easily down to zero. But anything around that to 3-4 degrees is adequate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Ben 10 said: So... do fridges go cold enough for cold conditioning? Yeah mine would freeze my FV when turned to the coldest setting. I just set the ink bird at 2C and happy days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I don't have my fridge set on the coldest setting, probably about 2/3 or 3/4. I cold condition at 1-2 degrees and it does it easily. It probably takes about 24 hours to get there from 19 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Ordered one of those wifi inkbird things today. Once I get the kitchen fridge replaced I'll have a second ferment fridge and can double production 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyBrew2 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 The bus drivers must have some tax fiddle going on 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I use a stand alone vertical freezer for fermenting. I don’t have anything to compare it too but for example if I’m chilling wort down to pitching temp it takes maybe 45mins to drop it 10 degrees. I work from my office/garbage which has the freezer in, During the actual ferment i hear the thing flick on a few times over an entire day for maybe 5-10 mins to get it back to the desired temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 hour ago, PaddyBrew2 said: The bus drivers must have some tax fiddle going on I got a lot more back than usual, probably because of that new tax stuff the government put through recently. Couldn't have come at a better time really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 33 minutes ago, MitchBastard said: I work from my office/garbage which has the freezer What do you do again? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 2 hours ago, PaddyBrew2 said: The bus drivers must have some tax fiddle going on It’s when he puts the bus in reverse; the negative gearing. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, Popo said: What do you do again? Loooool. Get paid to lay on rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzala Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, PaddyBrew2 said: poor banker Oxymoron?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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