Redtab78
Well-Known Member
I have a slight issue and was looking for a better solution then what I have come up with and figured I would turn to you guys for advice. I live in the Northwest, where people don't really believe in AC, and its understandable as its only warm/hot for just a few months while the rest are pretty stable between 70 and 50 (coldest I've seen).
My issue is where to ferment. I have a spare refridgerator that is currently being used as a loggering place that I can maintain a steady 55 no problem, and I have a detached half buried garage that feels cool, but the thermometer in there jumps from 60 at night to about 70 in a day, and that is where I currently have my fermenters set up. My issue is the fluctuation...I have a glass carboy with a temp strip on it and have monitored it about every 2 hours with the following times and temps:
2am: 58 degrees
6am: 58 degrees
830am: 58 degrees
1030: 60 degrees
12: 62 degrees
2pm: 63 degrees
4pm: 65 degrees
6pm: 70 degrees
8pm: 70 degrees
10pm: 68 degrees
so I can tell by that, that the afternoon when the sun is hitting directly on the garage roof after passing over the trees is when it heats up, my concern is the amount of fluctuation here. So is there a way I can maintain a steady ambient temp? If I move it into the house, the fluctuation is even greater.
I am not opposed to building a fermentation chamber if needed, but before I sink any money into that, is there another way that I can keep the temps somewhat cooler at the hottest point by mitigation somewhat? I was thinking perhaps a swamp cooler set up with just turning the fan on the cooler just before the hottest part?
My issue is where to ferment. I have a spare refridgerator that is currently being used as a loggering place that I can maintain a steady 55 no problem, and I have a detached half buried garage that feels cool, but the thermometer in there jumps from 60 at night to about 70 in a day, and that is where I currently have my fermenters set up. My issue is the fluctuation...I have a glass carboy with a temp strip on it and have monitored it about every 2 hours with the following times and temps:
2am: 58 degrees
6am: 58 degrees
830am: 58 degrees
1030: 60 degrees
12: 62 degrees
2pm: 63 degrees
4pm: 65 degrees
6pm: 70 degrees
8pm: 70 degrees
10pm: 68 degrees
so I can tell by that, that the afternoon when the sun is hitting directly on the garage roof after passing over the trees is when it heats up, my concern is the amount of fluctuation here. So is there a way I can maintain a steady ambient temp? If I move it into the house, the fluctuation is even greater.
I am not opposed to building a fermentation chamber if needed, but before I sink any money into that, is there another way that I can keep the temps somewhat cooler at the hottest point by mitigation somewhat? I was thinking perhaps a swamp cooler set up with just turning the fan on the cooler just before the hottest part?