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So I purchased a 100W aquarium heater as recommended by mattmcl, but unfortunately without a method of continuously circulating water in the bath, the heater does not maintain temps above room temp. The water imediately surrounding the heater warms and then the built in thermostat shuts the...

any particular fish tank heater you like???

Thanks for the tip.

The carboy temp rose overnight to around 78-80 degrees. There is still very slow airlock activity but I do belive the yeast is working. Unfortunately the weather here is not cooperating and is still seasonably cool. I really dont want to keep my heater going for 6 weeks at 85 degrees. If I were...

Can you send me the recipe for comparison?

Just got home and checked the temp in the closet where fermentation is taking place and although the ambient temp in the room feels warm, near 80 degrees, the temp down at the floor where the carboy is is much cooler. The temp strip on my carboy is only reading 72-74 degrees. I am almost certain...

Thanks very much for the encouraging thoughts. I have the ability to regulate temp pretty efficiently with the thrermostats. I would rather not crank it up to 90degrees if I dont have to but if that is what it takes to wake these cells up then I will. I will rock the carboy tonight and see if...

I just brewed my first Ginger Saison which was a bastardized recipe from "Extreme Brewing". I wanted to do a partial mash so had to substitute the LME for base grains (2-row Belgian). My target IG was 1.072 and I hit 1.070 so I believe the Mash/Sparge went well. The day before brewing I made up...