Not posted for a while due to moving house and getting settled. I finally gave in and decided to build a fermentation chamber using an STC1000 and a Zanussi chest freezer.
I had toyed with the idea for a while but couldnt justify it, then couldnt see it being all that good or effective although I have to say it's been the best thing I've done, my unit holds a perfect programmed 19c and is producing excellent results with only a .5 degree tolerance.
Basically a post to people like me who wondered whether to bother, worried by the costs or if you're concerned by building such a uniy, id recommend it, it is Well worth the effort and if you are prepared to search you can find the parts very cheap online.
The STC1000 and the components including heater, case, and wiring etc came in under ã45.00 and my freezer was ã140.00
I had toyed with the idea for a while but couldnt justify it, then couldnt see it being all that good or effective although I have to say it's been the best thing I've done, my unit holds a perfect programmed 19c and is producing excellent results with only a .5 degree tolerance.
Basically a post to people like me who wondered whether to bother, worried by the costs or if you're concerned by building such a uniy, id recommend it, it is Well worth the effort and if you are prepared to search you can find the parts very cheap online.
The STC1000 and the components including heater, case, and wiring etc came in under ã45.00 and my freezer was ã140.00