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18DPA
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Link Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 2:23 pm Post subject: Keggerator.... Temp controller....Is it worth it? |
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I've been doing the keggerator with a temp controller in it for 4 years now. My initial intent was to use it for fermenting lagers as well as serving beer. I've never brewed a lager and really don't plan on it. I'm debating ripping out the temp controller and just running the fridge like a fridge. Is it better for the compressor/utilities etc?
PS i'm currently cleaning the inside because I had a bad beer explosion. The bulb was the incandescent kind, a beer line rested against it. Fridge was left a jar all night. Bulb melted a hole in the line and 3 kegs and all the CO2 are now all over the inside of the fridge. So I figure while I'm cleaning it I might as well jerk the temp controller and convert the fridge back to normal???
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Link Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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kal wrote: | Lagers typically ferment at 52-53F while serving beer is colder (for most styles), so not sure how you can do both.
Standard fridge temp is normally 38F. I run my conditioning fridge closer to 32F for lagering/conditioning after fermentation is done.
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That's part of why I've never done a lager. I was curious about regular temp of fridge
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Link Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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And I set the beer side of my walk-in at 45 as I don't like my beer at 38. I once set it at 43, and I might go back to that.
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Link Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Cool. Thanks guys. Keeping it.
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