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I also use this thermostat and it is very good, easy to use and install.

What is your set up Shaun as if it works in the silver city it will work anyware!

A very old fridge connected to an adolheat thermostat. The capillary goes in through the hinge side of the door and sits on top of the fermenter. The fridge plugs into the thermostat I then set the temp. I set it for 10 deg for lagers and they sit at 12 deg while fermenting. I set it at 18 deg for ales and they sit at 20 deg. I have had a max/min thermometer in the fridge at the same time and the temp swing when set at 10 deg is max 11.8 deg, min 8.7 deg. I will take some pics and post them tomorrow for all to see.

Perfect Thank you for the prompt reply; Hope the thumbies are biting

As promised pictures of my brew fridge.

http://groups.msn.com/MacabresBrewery/b ... ridge.msnw

nice one shaun,

where did you get LCD setup ?
got a model number ?

cheers
yard

after a few days around mid to high 30's on Perth I've joined the brew fridge brigade! Ice and wet towels just couldn't cut it yesterday when it hit 39C at my place.

Picked up a battered old fridge for $70 gave it a coat of paint to tidy it up, used blackboard paint on the door, now I can note the brew etc straight onto the door.

Also went to Dick Smith and got a dual zone thermometer, has a sensor for inside the fridge and one for ambient room temp so I will know what's going on in that regard. Check here for details http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.store ... View/Y5007

Picking up my temp control unit today and I'll be in business, will try to post picks when all is setup and working. First brew in will be a Coopers Cervaza.

Grab
7am and already 28C, it's going to be a good one!

I rang Adloheat yesterday, and they are on holiday until the 16th , so I have to wait to get set up with my brew fridge. I've got an old freebie fridge coming from my parents, so I'm soon rocking and rolling!

Didn't get any brewing gear for xmas, but the olds bought me an imported beer pack. Pretty happy with it. Includes:

6x Budweiser
6x Heineken
6x Steinlager
6x Corona
6x Becks
6x Carlsberg
2x Guiness tubes

yardglass wrote:nice one shaun,

where did you get LCD setup ?
got a model number ?

cheers
yard

Yard it is a max min thermometer I picked up from Jaycar CAT. NO. XC0224 no assemble required. Was $35 from memory.

http://www.jaycar.com.au/index.asp

thanks shaun,
i'm going to get one.

Grab,
blackboard paint, why didn't i think of that.
i'm always putting post it notes etc all over the place.
top idea.

yard

hey yardie,

at least my drunken ideas are good for somethking, sh!t been at pub for last hours picking up the wife from work, typing and thought process very slow!!!!!!!!!!

If the paint on the door is in good nick, just use the standard whiteboard marker to write on whatever, then wipe off and re do as required!