Funny story, had to share...

[Cannae216]

Over the weekend I bottled my first ever brew. I've read that keeping carbonating at room temperature is preferable, so placed it covered in a dark closet that stays around 68-72F and forgot about it.

Falling asleep last night, I started worrying about bottle bombs, so decided to move the bottles to my, now empty, fermentation chamber and set it to 70F.

Awoke up this morning to a house that was sitting at a "mildly" chilly 57F... it's -22F outside right now. Turns out a gas line broke due to cold weather and it will take a few days to fix...

Glad to know that my beer is sitting at a cozy 70F, while my wife, dog and I are wrapped up in as many blankets and parkas we can find...

I guess I can thank my beer anxiety for waking me up in the middle of the night!

 

[RmikeVT]

Welcome to home brewing! "Putting the comfort of a micro-organism ahead of the comfort of your family"

 

[Sailingeric]

If your fermentation is done and you are using the correct amount of priming sugar you should be fine *


*i had my first bottle bomb last week, must have been a bad bottle, beer was very light on the carbination.

 

[KartRacer54]

Over the weekend I bottled my first ever brew. I've read that keeping carbonating at room temperature is preferable, so placed it covered in a dark closet that stays around 68-72F and forgot about it.

Falling asleep last night, I started worrying about bottle bombs, so decided to move the bottles to my, now empty, fermentation chamber and set it to 70F.

Awoke up this morning to a house that was sitting at a "mildly" chilly 57F... it's -22F outside right now. Turns out a gas line broke due to cold weather and it will take a few days to fix...

Glad to know that my beer is sitting at a cozy 70F, while my wife, dog and I are wrapped up in as many blankets and parkas we can find...

I guess I can thank my beer anxiety for waking me up in the middle of the night!

Ah yes, priorities! as long as the beer is OK , we are OK!

 

[LandoLincoln]

Your fermentation chamber can only heat so much higher than ambient room temps. If your house heat is out and your house gets down to -20°, then your beer will probably be a nice 0°, depending on how powerful your heater for the fermentation chamber is.

 

[Cannae216]

Your fermentation chamber can only heat so much higher than ambient room temps. If your house heat is out and your house gets down to -20°, then your beer will probably be a nice 0°, depending on how powerful your heater for the fermentation chamber is.

If the house gets down to -20F, we are moving South! The heating element is simply a wrap placed inside the cooler. Although the thermometer is stating ambient temp of the cooler at 70F, I doubt this is the case. Will likely be investing in a heating lamp or something.

 

[LandoLincoln]

If the house gets down to -20F, we are moving South! The heating element is simply a wrap placed inside the cooler. Although the thermometer is stating ambient temp of the cooler at 70F, I doubt this is the case. Will likely be investing in a heating lamp or something.

I'd go with a simple 100w light bulb. Those things heat up tiny spaces amazingly well.

 

[Cannae216]

I'd go with a simple 100w light bulb. Those things heat up tiny spaces amazingly well.

Good call, someone also mentioned placing it inside a pant can helps radiate heat?

Any tips on heating the rest of the house in-lieu of gas? Haha

 

[rlmiller10]

Good call, someone also mentioned placing it inside a pant can helps radiate heat?

Any tips on heating the rest of the house in-lieu of gas? Haha

Electric blanket and you wife

Fire place

Bum fireplace (barrel with a fire) does get the house a bit smoky though

Seriously, several portable electric heaters. Your energy bill will suffer but they will keep pipes, pets and plants from freezing.

 

[TechyDork]

Good call, someone also mentioned placing it inside a pant can helps radiate heat?

Any tips on heating the rest of the house in-lieu of gas? Haha

Skin to skin contact under a warm blanket.

**I claim no responsibility for the results of said heating method**

 

[Cannae216]

Skin to skin contact under a warm blanket.

**I claim no responsibility for the results of said heating method**

Haha, thanks...let's see if beer can survive under my guise before we introduce other life forms!