Hey everyone,
I live in CA and am having difficulty controlling my fermentation temp (well, duh, because it's California in May...). I want to purchase a used mini fridge and utilize an external thermostat to control them temp.
The thermostat I wanted to buy is an Anself Wireless Thermostat plug (
https://www.amazon.com/Anself-Thermostat-Automatic-Temperature-Controller/dp/B01I3AKSO6) because it's inexpensive and the idealist in my thinks it would work.
I am only going to be using it for ales since it may cost me less than if I were to make a fridge for lagering.
In any case, would I be able to plug the fridge into the thermostat plug and keep the controller (which is wireless and seems like it records the temp of whatever environment it's in) in the fridge? This thermostat setup does not come with a probe that I'd feed into the fridge, so that is the only way I can think to make it work.
Or, would I need to get some other wacky device and wire it to the fridge existing thermostat? I've read a few things on retooled mini fridges and some of those people did some extensive alterations which I neither have the tools or money for. Any thoughts?
Thank you all in advance for your answers!