thebrewersgrimm44
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Can you keep a 3 BBL fermentor in the right range with ambient air temp or is glycol needed?
Ambient air temp 3 bbl
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ColoHox
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You will have to cool it. Unless ambient is 50F.
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How about a 1.5 bbl fermentor. That should be able to be cooled by ambient air?
ColoHox
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It depends on what your ambient temperature is. Considering most brewers have a hard time keeping 5 gallon carboys cool, nearly 10x the volume will generate significant heat.
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The room I have will be temperature controlled. I know after a certain size you need glycol. I've been told a couple times that 1.5 barrels can be cooled by ambient but higher than that cannot. Just looking to see if there's any truth to this?
