Temp Control

[SunkenBier]

Looking around I am seeing 2-300 dollar range.... I could get a fridge for that much I think.
BUB

That's what I was thinking, looks cool but I'd rather a chest freezer for that much $.

Using a water bath will balance the temp of the fermentor much better than air. In a fridge and chest freezer there is also no air movement. so you will get hot spots and cold spots.

[Field]

I just use the Son of a Fermentation Chiller http://home.elp.rr.com/brewbeer/chiller/chiller.PDF which does a good job, but isn't extremely consistent.

J. Thorton's 38DD is a sweet take on the Son of Fermentation Chiller.

Push E.

My grandparents had one of those, they called it an ice chest, then the refridgerator was invented

[Big Tex]

Now that would be pretty cool... take an old 1920's ice box, refurbish it and turn it into the Ferminator.

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