Hey all, so I've rigged up a swamp cooler for the first time to ferment out a roggenbier. My recipe calls for a 62 degrees fermentation temp. My basement right now holds pretty steady at 72.
For the setup I've got a bucket filled with water that reaches up around halfway up my 6 gallon carboy. I have two towels draped over the carboy and pour water on these every few hours. I also have a pretty good sized fan blowing on these towels, set to "high" and this generates a great deal of wind. Finally, I swap 3-4 small 6oz frozen water bottles every 8 hours or so.
My question: Is this making things too cold? Cold enough to halt/severely slow down fermentation? What component of the swamp cooler should I undo, if any?
Cheers!
For the setup I've got a bucket filled with water that reaches up around halfway up my 6 gallon carboy. I have two towels draped over the carboy and pour water on these every few hours. I also have a pretty good sized fan blowing on these towels, set to "high" and this generates a great deal of wind. Finally, I swap 3-4 small 6oz frozen water bottles every 8 hours or so.
My question: Is this making things too cold? Cold enough to halt/severely slow down fermentation? What component of the swamp cooler should I undo, if any?
Cheers!