Golddiggie
Well-Known Member
I understand, most of the homes on the "mainland" are heated and air conditioned. To save money heating is kept in the 60's at night which is great for brewing and perhaps 70's during the days.
My home has open windows to catch the mountain or sea breeze most of the time, but when we lock up, man it can get hot inside. Think I need a cool one.
Actually, up where I am, most houses are heated, but not many have central air... Most of us are stuck with window AC units to fight the heat during the summer. Luckily, we don't get a lot of HOT days each year... Maybe 2-4 weeks total, on average. Still, it's nice to have your place below 80F when you get home in the summer. It also helps when you can sleep in a bit cooler temps (I like it under 70-75F for sleeping)...
So, not counting during the summer, when it can get hot/nasty, glasses are around/under ~70-75F up here... So, from ~35F to 75F is a 40F shift... Even if the brew gets warmed 20F by the glass (could be stretching it) it would still be in the 55F area...
When summer hits, if I'm still where I am not (I do so hope that I'm not) I'll have to test with a room temp glass, and maybe another put into the freezer for a very short amount of time. I'm talking about maybe 10-15 minutes to start... I'll probably try in the fridge too, just to see how it compares... Of course, it will be even easier when I get a keezer... Then, I can just set it's temp, and store the glasses right there too.