Brew heaters

[jinksy]

Hi
I have just bought a thermostatic heater to go inside my fermenting bucket as I am planning to brew my lager in the shed and it's pretty cold on a night.
My question is.... Will this work ok??

Cheers

 

[m1k3]

I think most people put the aquarium heater in a large bucket/tub and then put the fermenter in that. So, you heat the fermenting wort/beer indirectly.

Two advantages: #1 - Sanitation, #2 - The large volume of water will slow the fluctuation in temperature.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

I think most people put the aquarium heater in a large bucket/tub and then put the fermenter in that. So, you heat the fermenting wort/beer indirectly.

Two advantages: #1 - Sanitation, #2 - The large volume of water will slow the fluctuation in temperature.

This. You can get a plastic tub at Wally World for maybe five bucks. Works great.

 

[jinksy]

Ok So i am to put the fermenting lager bucket inside another bucket with the heater in it??

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Put your fermenter in something like this:

Put water in the tub with the aquarium heater.

 

[jinksy]

Ok thanks, so what is the reason behind this? Why not just put it in the fermenting bucket with the brew? Can u tell I am new at this ha😄. Thanks for your Info

 

[Bernie Brewer]

M1k3 pretty much nailed the answer to that for you in the second post. More sanitary and less temperature fluctuation.