Upgrades?

[fury_tea]

Anybody made any upgrades to their brewing space during the lockdown?

Here's a couple of mine from today...

First: a contraption to blow some cold air to the top of my keezer:

Second: I vinyl wrapped my fridge (it was kept in the shed in my old place and got a bit rusty, and also I wrote on it in whiteboard markers which never came off), here's the before:

And after:

I've shown you mine, now show me yours!

 

[RichardM]

Please explain what the fan and length of pipe are for. Maybe I am being thick, but I don't get it.

 

[Rodcx500z]

I think he means the box and fan sit at the bottom and suck cold air up to the top

 

[fury_tea]

Please explain what the fan and length of pipe are for. Maybe I am being thick, but I don't get it.

I think he means the box and fan sit at the bottom and suck cold air up to the top

Yeah, it sits under my kegs right at the bottom and blows cold air up towards the pipes and tap fittings. Because my keezer is quite small but tall, the difference in temp between the bottom and the top can be around 8c sometimes, which isn't great and can lead to foaming. Hoping this equalises the temp.

 

[andypatt]

Did your fan help with first pour foaming issues in the end? I have the same problem and have been trying to work out what it is! I've ascertained its a temp problem as it doesnt happen if the keezer is running.

Want to make sure it works though before I invest.