[arustyt]

I built a variant of the "Son of a Fermentation Chiller" http://home.roadrunner.com/~brewbeer/chiller/chiller.PDF for fermentation temp control. I modified the design so it can hold 2 carboys and up to 6 one gallon milk jugs of ice. It can easily ferment lagers. I've even used it to chill kegs to 45F. Just have to remember to swap the ice jugs regularly. I built an arduino based controller but you don't have to get that fancy.

[tonyp]

For a different low-cost solution you can also make one of these fermentation totes

[dwags66]

I think that you will be hard pressed to find time in the next few years for all grain once you become a happy father.

Brewed last week with my 3mo old, back & forth and back & forth...needless to say when I racked I discovered a slight contamination that I'm now trying to cope with and not throw out 5gal!

Wouldn't trade it for the world