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Second hand fridge with an inkbird thermostat.

I don't have a heater in there, but from my brews before the fridge the problem was keeping it cool, not warm. Does anybody with more experience than me have thoughts on why I might need a heater?

Looking forward to trying this out in a few weeks.

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[โ€“] tasankovasara@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Certainly don't load 25 kilos of brew on the glass counter :D

Heating may come useful if you need to kick a slow ferment into action. I have borrowed a hair dryer if I needed this, just plug in to the Inkbird :)

[โ€“] nis 4 points 2 days ago

I use a similar setup for settling after fermentation. I've propped up the shelf with a vertical board cut to length. No troubles so far.