the best heat source ?

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James L
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Post by James L »

I use a heatpad to keep the beer warm..

And at the mo.. with the Perth weather, its about 10 at night (with the rain), and 18 during the day...

I use a timer to have it on more at night, and less during the day..

If i'm brewing with a 15L fermenter (specialty brews), and dont cover it, it'll stay nicely at 24C

If i use the 30L fermenter and dont cover it, it'll stay at 18C

If i cover the 30L fermenter (with an old wetsuit with the legs cut off), it'll boost the temp up to 22-24C...

It the ambient temp changes, i change the timer accordingly... So it pays to look at the 7 day forcast on the news...

Those wetsuits fit tight against the fermenter and act like a big stubbie cooler (or warmer in this case)..

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wambesi
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Post by wambesi »

Adzmax wrote:
wambesi wrote:I use heat belts and a fridgemate to keep them at ale temps...works a treat.
Yeah was goign to suggest that. Do you have a probe in the brew?
No its attached to the side with some wet suit material over it so it wont read the room temp, corresponds well to what the sticker one says - but then they are not %100 either, but it works well for me. Same type of setup for the lager fridge too.
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