Friday, December 16, 2011

Chest Freezer and time for Lagers!!

I finally picked up a chest freezer a month or so ago via CraigsList and then it took me a while to get around to building a base to make it easier to move, clean, etc. Also picked up a temperature controller to "trick" the freezer into staying about freezing at a temperature that I want. Have everything hooked up and will be brewing my lager this weekend. I'll get more photos up once I have some beer in there fermenting, kegs, etc.

I've wanted a chest freezer for a long time for several reasons
  • Keg Storage - I've been taking up so much space all year in the common kegerator and this will give me space to carb up kegs, etc.
  • Keg and Bottle Conditioning - this will give me space for kegs/bottles to lager/garde, cold crash, cold condition and store for longer keeping in the summer months
  • General Storage - for yeast, hops, etc.
  • Possible expansion into a kegerator later w/ a few tap handles
  • Lagers, Lagers, Lagers!!! This biggest reason as now I can regulate the temp to ferment lagers throughout the year...very excited for this b/c I've only done two lagers and there are a bunch of different lager styles that I look forward to brewing - starting things off with a Vienna Lager this weekend!!






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