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Thanks for both the replies haha, more sites the better and different answers is how I look at it.

I'm using Wyeast North West Ale which calls for 68 - 72F. I actually went a little different route and used my fish tank with a heater to keep it 68 - 70F as of now and will adjust accordingly as the days go on. It's working surprisingly well.

I tried using a space heater with my inkbird but my heater wasn't responding with my inkbird. I think it's because the space heater has it's own thermocouple or something which might be overriding the inkbird. I'm going to purchase a belt and use the space heater for my yeast starer.

Agreed, all we can do is keep brewing and helping each other out. Thanks for the reply and good luck!

So here is a little bit of background of the recipe and I'll post my questions on the bottom, thanks everyone! 11 lbs – Maris Otter 1 lb –Munich Malt 1lb – Rye Malt 1lb – Flaked Barley 2lbs – Midnight wheat 1oz – Summit (45 min) 1 oz – Columbus (45 min) 1oz – Chinook (10 min) 1oz –...

Honestly I think I’m going to go this route. Thanks for the reply and link.

I’m leaning towards one of those or a brewers mat/belt.

Yup I just picked up my inkbird on amazon, looking forward to using it and dialing in my temps. Yeah that’s the thing, I only need to go up 6 - 8 degrees and I doubt my yeast would compensate for that and it’ll eventually go down. I doubt a blanket would keep it warm as well.

I thought about the mat as well and the light bulb concerned me the light that would come off of it. It’s already a pretty tight fit in my refrigerator to set up a lamp/something to block the light as well. I’ll try and look into that though and see what I can come up with. Thanks for the response.

Hello home brewers, I’m sure this has been covered and asked before but I live in MN and my basement is currently in around 60 - 64F. I just got a free refrigerator that can store my carboy in but inside the refrigerator is only 60F. How does everyone raise there temp? I just received my...

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Hello Homebrewers, Noob question: How does everyone maintain/control their temp when in the fermentation process? Belt? Room with heater? I live in MN so it’s a little on the cold side as of now.... Thanks!

I was wondering if anyone has tried this wort chiller and how has your experience been with one?

Correct when I crack one open and makes a noise and air rushes out, but when I pour it out it taste as if there’s no carbonation. Yes I wait 24 hours after I put one in the fridge. So your saying pitch the yeast in the beginning and at the end before I bottle? That's what I figured but...

2 weeks in the Primary and 4 weeks in the secondary. So the temp in the house was set for 70 degrees and the thermostat is upstairs, we keep the beer downstairs. But we moved the beer upstairs in a closet with a heater running at 71F for the last two weeks now and it still turned out...