I don't have a beer fridge w a temp control and my house is prob about 75 degrees. What can I brew the will ferment well at that temp? Or any ideas on how to maintain my fermentation at a lower stable temperature during the course of fermentation?
Any ideas on what to brew in south Tx when its hot as hell?
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Sacdan
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Belgian Golden or Quad.
With surprisingly little effort, you can maintain adequate temps with a swamp cooler and exchanging frozen water bottles about twice per day. I've done this in the past and got my temps a little too low...our thermostat is set at 78.
THIS. I had the same concern, these guys showed me the light. We use a rubbermaid tub full of water and 4 frozen Ozarka water bottles 2 or 3 times a day. Swamp cooler water is sitting around 62-64 degrees, so I'm guessing that even with a 5 degree differential, fermenter is no higher than 70.
strat_thru_marshall
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not really... try the swamp cooler method. You'll be much happier with the results of this method than you would be trying to make anything taste good at 75+.
+ 1. My goto method was to use one of those square igloo cube coolers and put my carboy in there. You could maintain some low temps by changing out the frozen water bottles before and after work. I also made a little styrofoam cutout to cover the top and a little hole for the blowoff tube.
DD2000GT
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I live in Dallas and this summer has actually been hotter here than South Texas! I keep my inside thermostat at 79, so I am used to warm weather brewing. I like wheats and love the banana/clove esters, so I don't mind fermenting it at 75-80 degrees. For my more picky brews, I use a rubbermaid tub filled with water, put a tee shirt over my carboy to wick up water, then put a small fan pointed directly at the shirt to cool it down. I use 2 - full gallon jugs of frozen water to maintain the cooler temps longer while I am at work/sleep. I found I can swap these when I wake up before going to work, when I get home, and before bed and it keeps my fermentation temps well below 70 degrees easily. I also use SafeAle S-05 yeast as it goes up to 75 degrees and still ferments clean with little to no off flavors.
A little hassle, but worth it for cleaner tasting beers when you live in hot locations like we do.
A little hassle, but worth it for cleaner tasting beers when you live in hot locations like we do.
I've seen those, but never really thought to size one for a carboy - which model was it, any idea? Another swamp cooler = room for another primary :rockin:
Stupid question but what exactly is a swamp cooler? I do remember about a year ago when I took a hiatus from extract brewing someone suggested putting my carboy into a fish tank w a termostat control to keep the water at a constant temperature. Any problems w this other than extra equipment?
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Iced tea?
Instead of spending the money on this. Get a craiglist freezer and the $50 cheapo temp controller. I did both for $75.
I think they are called the ColdMAX series or something like that. But I think there is only 1 true square igloo cooler.
But like the last poster said, the chest freezer and temp controller are freaking money. picked up that combo last week and it's very nice to just set it and forget it.
Skeeter Pee... check out the Wine Forum. The first link is the initial link... you can also look for Dry Yeast thread that a few of us are updating for those who don't do wine.
It likes warmer temps
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/skeeter-pee-195681/
and a quick YouTube on doing it with Dry Yeast.
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=htt...QCva8KgAQDbcpCKFjk40A589y7qwsgMXKGbd4xN2lqWWQ
It likes warmer temps
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/skeeter-pee-195681/
and a quick YouTube on doing it with Dry Yeast.
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=htt...QCva8KgAQDbcpCKFjk40A589y7qwsgMXKGbd4xN2lqWWQ
certaut
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Vance71975
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Saison, all ya gotta do is keep it under 95 degrees and your set, that should be easy! On a side note, i do all my brews in Ohio In Summer, and the standard room temp is about 80, I do get more esters, but then i like esters so it works out, Unless i use Nottingham, that yeast seems to stay clean no matter what temp i ferment at, either that or the esters just are not strong enough from it for MY taste buds to pick up(i am a smoker so my taste buds are not all that sensitive)
jtakacs
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saison...
bh10
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Saison
isurf
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evaporative cooling
How does this work for you? I am an HVAC guy and I am wondering where the hot air goes? AC systems remove heat not add cold air, so does the rest of your house get hot from the out side of the window unit and then your home AC system have to pick up that added heat and remove that? It doesn't make sense to me in theory...
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I have a tub like this:
http://www.google.com/products/cata...i=EYpgTr2oGoKHsAKtoN0J&sqi=2&ved=0CDsQ8wIwAQ#
I put my fermenter in it, filled about halfway with water, put some frozen water bottles in the water. I also placed a tshirt over the fermentor and pointed a fan at the fermenter. Keeps it nice and cool. Hope that helps.
http://www.google.com/products/cata...i=EYpgTr2oGoKHsAKtoN0J&sqi=2&ved=0CDsQ8wIwAQ#
I put my fermenter in it, filled about halfway with water, put some frozen water bottles in the water. I also placed a tshirt over the fermentor and pointed a fan at the fermenter. Keeps it nice and cool. Hope that helps.
bovineblitz
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craigslist fridge + ebay temp controller = anything 
not expensive either
not expensive either
drunkwookiee
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From Florida as well, i got a pretty large freezer off craigs for $60 and a thermo controller from NB, just shell out the cash and grab this stuff. It's not worth the ice and all the other stuff, to me it's not anyway. your beer will be amazing.
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