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I did my first yeast starter on my latest batch and it has had a messy blowoff. I ferment in kegs (due to space constraints) in a temp-controlled chest freezer and I left the top partially open to minimize pressure buildup. It's been in the fermenter for about 36 hours at this point. I'm...

It worked well for the month or so I had it running. The A/C had to run more than I would have liked so I'm going to look into better insulating the room. I need to figure out where the cold is escaping or heat entering. Of course at this point I no longer need the A/C but need to heat the room...

Beer Hive Pub is a good beer bar too. -Cameron

So in a nutshell, DevilsCreekBrewing, you think this is perfectly safe and doable assuming I keep "4 sq in of free area duct, or 2 in dia round duct" of venting into the room available. Is that correct? Thanks, everyone, for all the comments and discussion. Cameron

The water heater is 28,000 BTUs. -Cameron

DevilsCreekBrewing, given there is no other vent in the room, would closing the door be a bad idea?

So are we back to "this is a bad idea"? -Cameron

DevilsCreekBrewing is correct, I am wanting to use the closet for fermentation/cellaring but at ale fermentation temps, so mid 60s. DevilsCreekBrewing, there is no other vent in the closet. I hadn't even thought about incoming air for combustion... homebeerbrewer, the laundry room is roughly...

Woohoo! Thank you DevilsCreekBrewing. That's what I wanted to hear! :) Just so there's no confusion...here's the water heater and it's vent setup: DevilsCreekBrewing, does anything in my photo contradict what you've already posted? If not I have an A/C lined up for this weekend and just...

There's only one pipe going into the ceiling. Is that not a vent for the fumes? Would a tankless water heater have the same problem? If I'm going to move it or do anything I'd probably go to one of those. Thanks for all the comments.

Is the concern regarding the water heater due to gas leaking into a closed room (potentially) or due to the heat it will give off and counteracting the A/C? I never really gave it a second thought that it was in the closet. It seems to have been in there since the house was built 30 years ago...

The water heater is gas. It's vented through the ceiling which I'm a little concerned about, but since cold air sinks and hot air rises, I don't know how much of an issue it will be. I'm torn between tearing down the walls to check/install insulation and just putting an A/C in the wall to see...

I have no clue as to how well the room is insulated now. I know the floor isn't (it's a crawl space) but the ceiling is. I can't think of a way to check for insulation without cutting into each wall which I guess I'll just have to do. The water heater barely puts off any heat. It's cool to...

I've been contemplating this for awhile and want to make sure I'm not missing anything. I've done a few searches but haven't found anybody that's done exactly this. I have a closet off the garage that I'm wanting to turn into a fermentation/cellaring closet. Living in the South, the...

Just for reference for those brewing this recipe, I used a Wyeast 1056 activator pack, fermented at 66F and am at 1.011 after 15 days. Note: I don't know my original gravity as I broke my hydrometer during the brew session. I now have a backup.