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Well just to update for anyone that is interested or perhaps for some reference if someone manages to replicate a similar scenario. Bottled the beer last night and sipped on a little bit from the fermenter. Taste seems to be pretty good. There is a little bit of astringency, but I’m not sure...

Thanks. Hope you’re right!

It’s back bubbling happily away at 67.5f now...I guess let it finish and see is about all I can do at this point. Thanks for the feedback.

Brewed a red ale about two days ago. Following the boil, I cooled to about 60f, oxygenated the wort (7.75 gallons, 1.052) and pitched 1000ml starter (WL San Diego Super) My plan was to pitch cooler and bring the temp up to the recommended range of 66-68f, which worked great for the first 2...

That’s a great idea. I’ve already found a mini fridge on CL. I know I’m a little bit all over the place here but perhaps I can place a copper coil in the freezer section of the mini fridge and have the glycol pass through it as a part of the circuit. I think the best solution as you’ve said...

Thanks for the reply, i do have a neoprene jacket for the fermenter, however based on some additional reading and the feedback. I think I may opt to go the mini fridge route. That is buy one on Craigslist used for cheap and do a simple modification to place the cooled water and ice packs...

Thanks Thanks for the reply, A little bit more info... the coil is a Kegland Temp Twister My fermenter is a SS brewtech Chronical 14 Gallon with a lid bought separately from the ftss (didn’t want to purchase the whole ftss from brewtech as I only paid $250CAD for the fermenter and imho...

Hi, I’m fairly new to homebrewing Through reading, I’ve come to learn how crucial temperature control during fermentation can be. With this said, I would like to attempt to build a DIY temp control setup and have an idea that I was going to attempt but wanted to first get some input as to...