My brewshop is now hovering around 72 degrees. Still an okay range for most of my light beers, but pushing the envelope a bit for any big brews coming up. I'm planning a Belgian Dark Strong Ale and want to avoid any hot alcohol from too high a fermentation temp.
I'd planned on using a large basin I have with the the t-shirt, fan trick, but today I was wandering through Sears Hardware and came across this idea instead.
This was in the automotive section and is a drip pan for changing your oil. $11.00.
I suspected it looked to be the right size and was correct.
A quick couple of passes with the blade (my saws all was out on loan...) And now we have a nice shallow holding vessel for the carboy. With a spout and a handle, moving it to the sink and draining it will be a breeze. Plus, since I ferment on a high counter, this shallower vessel makes loading a full carboy easier than my deep basin.
In goes a gallon or two of water...on goes an old t-shirt and my box fan in the brew shop goes on medium. I should get a good 6-9 degree drop in the wort temp from this.
The concept of using evaporation to cool a fermenter is not new...but I thought this was a pretty cool little tub to make the job easier. Almost looks like it was meant for this job.
I'd planned on using a large basin I have with the the t-shirt, fan trick, but today I was wandering through Sears Hardware and came across this idea instead.
This was in the automotive section and is a drip pan for changing your oil. $11.00.
I suspected it looked to be the right size and was correct.
A quick couple of passes with the blade (my saws all was out on loan...) And now we have a nice shallow holding vessel for the carboy. With a spout and a handle, moving it to the sink and draining it will be a breeze. Plus, since I ferment on a high counter, this shallower vessel makes loading a full carboy easier than my deep basin.
In goes a gallon or two of water...on goes an old t-shirt and my box fan in the brew shop goes on medium. I should get a good 6-9 degree drop in the wort temp from this.
The concept of using evaporation to cool a fermenter is not new...but I thought this was a pretty cool little tub to make the job easier. Almost looks like it was meant for this job.