Secondary Fermenting in a keg, control the temp question.

[jim_CdY]

I only have one fermentation vessel at the present time, a Grainfather conical, that currently has a recipe from a friend that requires 21 days in secondary at 75 F, sadly that keeps me from brewing and fermenting another batch until the end of the month.

Question, I often use my kegs as a secondary fermentation vessels however with the need to keep the temperature at 75 F how can I do that in a keg? In one of the posts from the For Sale section the seller mentioned a Zoo Pad, Linky, it appears that the pad is about 8x12 and will raise the ambient room temperature around 15 degrees. With the use of Inkbird could I control heating and would it work? I also have Fermo Temp from Northern Brew, Another Linky, could I wrap the keg and use the Inkbird and get an even better result.

I'm open to other suggestions as well.

 

[Transamguy77]

I’m not familiar with the grainfather conical so how do you heat that? Is there a way to use that heater on your keg? And why 75 for 3 weeks?

 

[jim_CdY]

I’m not familiar with the grainfather conical so how do you heat that? Is there a way to use that heater on your keg? And why 75 for 3 weeks?

The GF concial has built in heat function that is not external. I don't know the top end of the scale, but my goal is to free up the fermenter so I brew another recipe. I did consider as an option but I thought something in contact with the keg might be better.

 

[Transamguy77]

What about fermenting in your kegs instead? Then you don’t have to worry how to heat them.