What To Do With Freezer Compartment Of Refrigerator

[eteo]

Hi,

I am thinking of getting a 2nd fridge to ferment and store beer. I will be controlling the temperature to 20 degrees C with a temperature controller. However, I am uncertain what to do with the freezer compartment above. Seems a bit of a wasted space because temperatures are too cold for storing or fermenting any beer. What do you guys use it for?

Thanks in advance.

 

[GMK]

Store your hop pellets in there.

 

[Trough Lolly]

...and your beer glasses.

 

[Wortgames]

...and your cracked malt

 

[tangent]

and if SWMBO has anything to do with it, bread and peas <_<

 

[Keifer]

It never freezes if you have the temp in the fridge at 18-20c, it just gets very cold. I stick my bottles in the ferm fridge for 1-2 weeks after bottling, from there they get stored in the freezer section, i can fit about 3 cases worth of longnecks in there

 

[Trough Lolly]

Hmmmm, getting a fridge to keep the beer at 20C seems to me like a waste of a good lager fermentation fridge! I can see how the freezer won't keep stuff frozen if the fridge is forced to work at the hot end of it's range...In that case, perhaps it's better to buy a dead fridge and simply use the unit to keep the bottles at an even temp - like a giant empty esky? At 20C, the fridge won't be any good to store yeast in either...so I'd think carefully before spending money on a fridge to keep beer at 20C...
Cheers,
TL

 

[Zwickel]

dday mates

Im storing frozen wort in bags (say yeast food) in the freezer compartment, also all of my hops.

Cheers

 

[RobW]

Is it possible to temp control the freezer independently of the fridge?

 

[eteo]

Hmmmm, getting a fridge to keep the beer at 20C seems to me like a waste of a good lager fermentation fridge! I can see how the freezer won't keep stuff frozen if the fridge is forced to work at the hot end of it's range...In that case, perhaps it's better to buy a dead fridge and simply use the unit to keep the bottles at an even temp - like a giant empty esky? At 20C, the fridge won't be any good to store yeast in either...so I'd think carefully before spending money on a fridge to keep beer at 20C...
Cheers,
TL

Hi again, sorry for not telling the full story... I will be using the fridge for fermenting and storing beer. Thats why I want to keep it at 20 degrees. Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[Kai]

20C isn't a waste in summer, it's very useful.

You can also use your freezer for a glycerol-solution yeast bank.

 

[tangent]

i've just found out that ~12C in my fridge = -1C in the freezer.

 

[JasonY]

turn it into fridge space