bobbytuck
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My basement is in the low 50's, and I'm looking to ferment in the mid-60's for an amber ale I'm making tomorrow.
I bought a brewpad -- one of those blue-plastic heating-pad type things -- and I'd like to hook it up to a spare Ranco temp controller I have. I also bought a brew belt. (Don't plan to use both at the same time, but I'm not sure which is more effective.)
Couple questions:
- Brewpad or brewbelt? Which is more effective? I assume they're both about the same.
- Is it reasonable to expect the brewpad to raise the temp 8-10 degrees or so?
- I'm aiming for 65F fermentation temp. Should I set the Ranco to, say, 62 or so -- and figure that the temp will lift on its own a few degrees after the Ranco flips the brewpad off?
- I don't have a thermowell for the stopper, so I'm just gonna tape the ranco probe to the side of the fermenter. Not ideal, I know -- but does this mean that the side will get hotter than the liquid? Should I adjust accordingly the Ranco temp?
I bought a brewpad -- one of those blue-plastic heating-pad type things -- and I'd like to hook it up to a spare Ranco temp controller I have. I also bought a brew belt. (Don't plan to use both at the same time, but I'm not sure which is more effective.)
Couple questions:
- Brewpad or brewbelt? Which is more effective? I assume they're both about the same.
- Is it reasonable to expect the brewpad to raise the temp 8-10 degrees or so?
- I'm aiming for 65F fermentation temp. Should I set the Ranco to, say, 62 or so -- and figure that the temp will lift on its own a few degrees after the Ranco flips the brewpad off?
- I don't have a thermowell for the stopper, so I'm just gonna tape the ranco probe to the side of the fermenter. Not ideal, I know -- but does this mean that the side will get hotter than the liquid? Should I adjust accordingly the Ranco temp?