Looking out the front window, wondering why so many cars are parked up and down our street. Our old neighbors have been moved to a care facility
so there is an estate sale at their home. My wife and I went to check it out - my focus was hoping to find a fridge or chest freezer. There was an upright freezer, but with integrated racks and cooling coils, that did not seem manageable for my needs. But I did buy a tree trimming tool that will come in handy around here, and my wife found some materials for here art projects.
On another note, a few days ago I went to check out what my acquaintance from the microbrewery and pizza shop had to offer. The brewer there was given a friend’s temperature controlled fermentation chamber when that friend went off to Alaska to brew commercially. It is an interesting and well built contraption that still gets some use by the brewer for odd projects, but he wants it to find a new home. On the left and right sides were insulated compartments that each held two 5 gallon glass carboys, with cutouts on top to accommodate airlocks. On top center, there was a smaller insulated compartment holding 2 smaller glass carboys, with cutouts for airlocks. Bottom center was a compressor and temperature sensor, with fan ports opening into each of the 3 compartments. The contraption was built of plywood, insulated with styrofoam and modular in that each compartment had a removable side for access. It was mobile, built atop sturdy casters.
For my purposes, it seemed like overkill, as I have no need for 25+ gallons of capacity. Unfortunately, the only way to fit a Corny keg in either bottom compartment was to lay it on its side. A couple cases of 12 ounce bottles could easily fit in each of the lower compartments. After thinking about it, I will probably pass on this offer.
