Easiest(cheapest) way to cool the fermenter?

[guerillaboy]

Hey guys,

I am on my third batch and its a chocolate oatmeal stout. I know I need to ferment this at about 65f (from what I have read.) My problem is I live in a very warm area (Las Vegas.). The bucket is currently standing at 75f (this is day 2 in the fermenter.). What is a good CHEAP way to get that temp down?

 

[beergolf]

Swamp cooler.

Just a tub of water that you can stick some frozen water botles in.

 

[TwoFortySX]

I want to try sanitizing 2 liter bottles, filling them with boiled water, freezing them and adding them to the hot wort. You can cut them out with a sanitized knife.

 

[Yooper]

Here's mine:

I put a water bath in, add a frozen water bottle or two, and change them out as needed. It works great.

 

[beninan]

Like stated, swamp cooler. I use a cheap Rubbermaid-style tub with filled with water, and swap out frozen water bottles in the water bath.

 

[ruffdeezy]

I bought an old chest freezer on craiglist for 40 bucks and a temp controller for 80. It is fairly cheap and fairly easy and is the best solution, but an ice bucket is probably your best bet right now.

 

[Brewmiser]

If you want to go really cheap a wet T-shirt will cool it down some But you need to change out the shirts often. But if you can swing the Swamp cooler that's the way to go.

 

[guerillaboy]

Great ideas guys, thank you. I will be going with the swamp cooler method probably as that seems the easiest.