You can get Bell's down there, right? If you bottle harvest some of their yeast, it does well at warmer temps. Somewhere on HBT, someone posted a ferm temp chart for Bell's. They reportedly do all their ales at 72 and the Two-Hearted at 77. That's doable with just a swamp cooler if your ambient temps are 78ish.
Brewing in the summer months?
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new2brew1221
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This makes me wander, with a temp controller on a chest freezer, can the temp be regulated to the mid 60's for ferment, and then lowered to the upper 30's for kegging? I'm just getting into home brewing, and currently like Belgium style beers and enjoy reading all the different styles and informaton on this site. I currently have a small chest freezer that I am converting into a keezer with a single tower, the brew kit from the local HBS and have ordered a temp controller from ebay.
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Watch craigslist. I bought both for less then $80 each. They are wine coolers and I use the coolers built in temp control. I ferment now in the garage that reaches 95 here in SC. I can hold it steady anywhere from 65 down to 42 degrees. I can also jack the temp down and cold crash without moving the bottle and then siphon to my keg without moving also. That's a 6 gallon better bottle. These were the single best purchase I have made to improve my beer brewing.
