I recently had my first saison, and it was so good now I'm determined to make one. I listened to a Jamil podcast and he swears by ramping up the temp over the course of fermentation for belgians (specifically a saison).
My question is- What is the best and cheapest way to do this (control fermentation temp up to 80F)? I've been looking at the Fermwraps, but it doesn't look like you can control their output unless you do a bunch of other stuff to monitor the beer temp and then feedback to the fermwrap. Can a fermwrap even heat a batch to 80F ( my garage is getting to the low 50's)? Anyone use heating blankets? Can you control their output? Any hazard to using one of them with a sleeping bag wrapped around it all?
I'll probably also just make a lager over the next few weeks :cross:
My question is- What is the best and cheapest way to do this (control fermentation temp up to 80F)? I've been looking at the Fermwraps, but it doesn't look like you can control their output unless you do a bunch of other stuff to monitor the beer temp and then feedback to the fermwrap. Can a fermwrap even heat a batch to 80F ( my garage is getting to the low 50's)? Anyone use heating blankets? Can you control their output? Any hazard to using one of them with a sleeping bag wrapped around it all?
I'll probably also just make a lager over the next few weeks :cross: