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Dixie Chicken · #1 (**permalink**) 08-06-2007, 10:37 AM

What all do I need?

I know I need a tower system, but how do I modify the thermostat so that the temperature isn't freezing?

Any other considerations I should make?

psychodad · #2 (**permalink**) 08-06-2007, 10:56 AM

The easiest way is to set the freezer's controls to the coldest setting and then plug it into a Brewer's Edge temperature controller.

Dixie Chicken · #3 (**permalink**) 08-06-2007, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psychodad

The easiest way is to set the freezer's controls to the coldest setting and then plug it into a Brewer's Edge temperature controller.

OK, thanks a lot.

Will I need to get a fan/blower for the tower unit? Also, will I need to get two separate CO2 tanks for two different kegs? Or is there a way to splice the CO2?

psychodad · #4 (**permalink**) 08-06-2007, 08:03 PM

A cooled tower IMHO is nice, but not a must have. On my first draw of the evening, I get a spurt of foam that I toss in the sink. Amounts to maybe a swallow. Where these 1/2 to 3/4 glasses of foam come from is trying to pour beer through that first bit of foam. You just can't pour though foam. Some day I will have time to get my tower cooled, just not yet.

Dixie Chicken · #5 (**permalink**) 08-07-2007, 11:45 AM

Thanks, PD!

My plans have once again changed. The tower idea has been axed and I can only use a chest freezer if I build the collar.

Are those suggested?

Buddy · #6 (**permalink**) 08-09-2007, 07:46 AM

This is what I did, and I'm quite happy with it.