Hello from hot humid southern Tennessee.
I was given a brew kit as a fathers day gift from my wife and I am itching to get my first brew in. This kit included and extract recipe for a "front porch pale ale" that I am guessing will be avg at best. I was getting ready yesterday to brew when I suddenly realized that my ambient temperature while 72F in the house is not the proper temp for the fermentation chamber.
Question.
1) I looked around the internet and found some DIY cooling options including a son of fermentor that I eventually want to build. Some others suggested filling a storage bin with water and wrapping a towel or tshirt around the carboy to achieve passive cooling.
I may try this second idea but I am still worried that once the yeast starts doing its thing, the temp inside the carboy will still be too high. Any suggestions here?
I was given a brew kit as a fathers day gift from my wife and I am itching to get my first brew in. This kit included and extract recipe for a "front porch pale ale" that I am guessing will be avg at best. I was getting ready yesterday to brew when I suddenly realized that my ambient temperature while 72F in the house is not the proper temp for the fermentation chamber.
Question.
1) I looked around the internet and found some DIY cooling options including a son of fermentor that I eventually want to build. Some others suggested filling a storage bin with water and wrapping a towel or tshirt around the carboy to achieve passive cooling.
I may try this second idea but I am still worried that once the yeast starts doing its thing, the temp inside the carboy will still be too high. Any suggestions here?