As we upgrade our operation we need to upgrade our equipment. First step is securing a fermentation vessel that can more closely regulate the temperature than our swamp cooler (which isn't that bad).
Got the following fridge from our old apartment complex for free. Emailed the property manager and she said if we got it out of the apartment we could have it. Had to rent a truck from UHaul, so when it was all said and done it cost about $45 to get. It isn't pretty, but it works (see below).
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Went to Lowes to get some paint/primer to "pretty-up" the fridge. Talked to Scotty - he painted his fridge with a magnetic primer and then chalk-board paint so that magnets would stick and he could write on it. We followed this example and did the same. Nicole did one coat of primer and one coat of chalk board paint; may do a second coat of the chalk board paint. Below is the finished product (with one coat of paint).
This will be used to ferment our beer at a constant temperature. Shawn and Katie Anderson are going to get us a plug-and-play thermostat that can take over the temperature of the fridge and run it at whatever temperature we want. This will hopefully make fermentation more consistent and will make it less labor-intensive.
The Spradley's (Daniel, Shelley, and Thor) got us the housewarming gift below. They are crazy and way too nice, but the chest freezer will be a huge addition for SCBC. It will be converted into a kegerator; at 7 cubic foot it should be big enough to hold 4 kegs with the CO2 tank. Goal is to keg our next batch of beer (goal is to brew the weekend of 8/16 or 8/23). A big thank you to Shelley and Daniel for the chest freezer - will help a lot and hopefully help us make better beer!
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