BeachBeerBoater
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It's getting cold here in Northern IL and I'm trying to figure out an economical way to regulate heat for fermentation in the winter. In the past, I've just kept the heat up in the house during fermentation, but that's not cheap these days, so I've been looking at cheap ways to put together a fermentation cabinet. I'm not the handiest guy in the world, so I'd rather buy the heater and controller rather than build, and get everything in the basement, which gets down in the 50's in the winter.
I ran across the following thermostat and heating pad on Amazon tonight and thought it looked interesting
Hydrofarm MTPRTC Digital Thermostat For Heat Mats
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NZZG3S/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
It works with the following heat mat:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001WV010/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
I was think to either wrap the mat around the carboy or setting it on top of it like some of the heat mats I've seen for brewing. The whole setup would be ~$40 as opposed to $80+ for a Johnson Controls thermostat alone.
Any thoughts/recommendation?
Thanks in advance.
I ran across the following thermostat and heating pad on Amazon tonight and thought it looked interesting
Hydrofarm MTPRTC Digital Thermostat For Heat Mats
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NZZG3S/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
It works with the following heat mat:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001WV010/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
I was think to either wrap the mat around the carboy or setting it on top of it like some of the heat mats I've seen for brewing. The whole setup would be ~$40 as opposed to $80+ for a Johnson Controls thermostat alone.
Any thoughts/recommendation?
Thanks in advance.
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