MPBeer
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Hi guys! Trying to brew an IPA for the first time and I'm really studying a lot to brew a nice brew (I know I can't be satisfied with the first brew tho). I've chosen my mash temp, water chemical, malt bill, hop schedule, etc... but what I'm concerning the most is my fermentation temperature.
I live in a small country where 99.9% people live in a small apartment, including myself. So most of the homebrewers don't homebrew at home, instead they homebrew at a homebrew shop in town. Everything is fine with this except I can't take a look at my beer often, but the biggest problem is the fermentation room. Since lots of people are using the same shop (see above pic), they set the ambient to 70F(21C) which is ok for the most famous styles.
However, I want to be more detailed about my fermentation temp. I just want to ferment at a little bit higher, but can't think of a way to do that. We don't have Ferm Wrap and the outlet looks different so buying it on Amazon wouldn't help either. Would covering my carboy with blanket help the temperature go up? Did you have any similar cases and solved it somehow? Please let me know your tips! Thanks and cheers!
I live in a small country where 99.9% people live in a small apartment, including myself. So most of the homebrewers don't homebrew at home, instead they homebrew at a homebrew shop in town. Everything is fine with this except I can't take a look at my beer often, but the biggest problem is the fermentation room. Since lots of people are using the same shop (see above pic), they set the ambient to 70F(21C) which is ok for the most famous styles.
However, I want to be more detailed about my fermentation temp. I just want to ferment at a little bit higher, but can't think of a way to do that. We don't have Ferm Wrap and the outlet looks different so buying it on Amazon wouldn't help either. Would covering my carboy with blanket help the temperature go up? Did you have any similar cases and solved it somehow? Please let me know your tips! Thanks and cheers!