Hi. I am new here and I think this is my first post. I have been brewing extract recipes for a few months now, and I've gotten to where I like my brews better than most of the beers I used to buy from the store (I still enjoy beer on tap at the pubs and brew pubs though).
My question is this:
I do not have air conditioning because I live in a climate where it is not usually needed. In the summer we open the windows at night and take in the cool air (55-60 or maybe 65 degrees outside) and then close the windows in the morning. The house stays cool until late afternoon when it gets into the 80s outside (70s inside) and we open some windows for the breeze. So there is probably a 10-degree day/night difference on most days and maybe more on really hot days. This happens in the whole house and I don't have a basement.
I am skeptical that insulation around my fermenters will be enough to keep the temp steady. I have experimented a little with a thermometer by the fermenter, but have not done that in the summer yet.
So far my solution is to find an extra fridge that will go up to lager temperatures and stick to brewing lagers over the summer. (don't know if that idea would work either)
Anyone else had this problem and tried to brew ales under these conditions?
My question is this:
I do not have air conditioning because I live in a climate where it is not usually needed. In the summer we open the windows at night and take in the cool air (55-60 or maybe 65 degrees outside) and then close the windows in the morning. The house stays cool until late afternoon when it gets into the 80s outside (70s inside) and we open some windows for the breeze. So there is probably a 10-degree day/night difference on most days and maybe more on really hot days. This happens in the whole house and I don't have a basement.
I am skeptical that insulation around my fermenters will be enough to keep the temp steady. I have experimented a little with a thermometer by the fermenter, but have not done that in the summer yet.
So far my solution is to find an extra fridge that will go up to lager temperatures and stick to brewing lagers over the summer. (don't know if that idea would work either)
Anyone else had this problem and tried to brew ales under these conditions?