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38DD Mother of a Fermentation Chiller |
Updated
9/7/2008
Part Two Building the Fermentation Chiller
After building a Son of a Fermentation Chiller and using it for a while.
I found the following problems:
· It would only hold one carboy
· The analog thermostat sucked
· It is a PIA to deal with the ice in deep narrow ice chambers
So I redesigned the controller first to use a digital remote sensing thermostat for under $25.
Then I redesigned the Son of a Fermentation Chiller to hold two 7½ gallon carboys
and two ½ gallon growlers for my blow off tubes.
This is the layout of the
chiller with one side
removed and the top and front removed.
This is the top view showing
the layout.
This is the cut layout for the
pink foam.
New Discovery
A good grade of carpenters wood glue
works better than Liquid Nails. I used Elmers
Stainable Wood Glue Interior/Exterior Use.
The base is in 2 pieces and is edge glued to form one.
Close up of the top. I plan on using two
controllers with a divider in-between
the two carboys
Front cover off showing room for
two 7.5 gallon carboys with growlers
for blow off tubes
Detail of the fan. I used a 100mm fan
I would think just about any fan would do.
Detail of the ice compartment.
This
is an alternate ice container that
I thought was slick. The lid acts as a
drip tray for the condensation.
Pictures from other Brewers who have built the 38DD
This
beautiful example was built
by Micah Stark. Looks like a fine piece
of furniture. Well done Micah!
For them that wanna know how Micah
did the Starkbier sign he made the template
in photoshop, printed it out in full scale at
kinkos and cut it out with his scroll saw.
This one was build by
Kevin Burns. It features a
slightly differen wood cover
arrangement. This is proof
that the plans are just a guide.
Links to brewers that have built the 38DD
Tim’s Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXGUrmvedIo
jsbeerme’s glycol cooled fermentation chiller http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?t=42735&highlight=glycol