I am currently experiencing a "next to stagnant" fermentation from what I believe is my apartment being too cold. I am fermenting a pale ale with an OG of .052.
Admittedly I did not make a starter because I was in a hurry but after about 36 hours it was fermenting nicely. After about 5 days the airlock slowed down drastically so I assumed it was getting closer to done.
Move to over a week later (today).
The beer is still fermenting (I can obviously tell because I can see CO2 rising and the airlock is still bubbling at a trickle pace. I have come to the conclusion that having the carboy sitting on the floor and my apartment being roughly 66 degrees that the yeast have gone all but dormant.
My trouble is I cant think of a way to get the temp back up. I have moved the carboy into the closet with my hot water heater which is slightly warmer but not much (if at all to be honest) and I put a towel under it to get it off the floor.
I need a cheap and safe solution to get the temp back up and keep it up to finish out this ferment. Any suggestions?
EDIT: BTW i'm currently at .022 @ 68 degrees. Im shooting for .012
Admittedly I did not make a starter because I was in a hurry but after about 36 hours it was fermenting nicely. After about 5 days the airlock slowed down drastically so I assumed it was getting closer to done.
Move to over a week later (today).
The beer is still fermenting (I can obviously tell because I can see CO2 rising and the airlock is still bubbling at a trickle pace. I have come to the conclusion that having the carboy sitting on the floor and my apartment being roughly 66 degrees that the yeast have gone all but dormant.
My trouble is I cant think of a way to get the temp back up. I have moved the carboy into the closet with my hot water heater which is slightly warmer but not much (if at all to be honest) and I put a towel under it to get it off the floor.
I need a cheap and safe solution to get the temp back up and keep it up to finish out this ferment. Any suggestions?
EDIT: BTW i'm currently at .022 @ 68 degrees. Im shooting for .012