becksbolero2
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So I have been making pretty decent beer for the past 8 months now. My big problem has been keeping my fermentation temps consistent. when I have the space i will purchase a fridge for fermenting, but as for now( for the last three beers) I have been doing the swamp cooler with frozen ice bottles.
Now I understand that ambient temps in an open room is going to be different then the temps of the wort because of the exothermic reactions going on, but do you all think that the temp difference is as drastic when the carboy is submerged in water?
example....
If I have a carboy sitting on the floor in a 67 degree room
or
if I have a carboy submerged in 67 degree water
should the temp of the wort be the same in both cases ?
with my flawed thinking, it would seem to me that since water is a much better conducter of temps, that the carboy in the water would have less drastic of a difference in temps.....any thoughts ?
I have a bells two hearted ale clone sitting in the swamp cooler and the water is at 67 degrees, and my fermometer is way out of whack. I used nottingham ale yeast. i'm just hoping it comes out decent
Now I understand that ambient temps in an open room is going to be different then the temps of the wort because of the exothermic reactions going on, but do you all think that the temp difference is as drastic when the carboy is submerged in water?
example....
If I have a carboy sitting on the floor in a 67 degree room
or
if I have a carboy submerged in 67 degree water
should the temp of the wort be the same in both cases ?
with my flawed thinking, it would seem to me that since water is a much better conducter of temps, that the carboy in the water would have less drastic of a difference in temps.....any thoughts ?
I have a bells two hearted ale clone sitting in the swamp cooler and the water is at 67 degrees, and my fermometer is way out of whack. I used nottingham ale yeast. i'm just hoping it comes out decent