Help with stable fermenting temperature

[skyducati832003]

Hi all,

I'm a micro Brewer in Liverpool England. I'm setting up my Brewery and need advice with fermentation.

I have bought a conical fermenter but don't have room to store it in a fridge / controlled area.

How's can I best control the temp on it? Heat belts? Pid controlled with some kind of heating element?

Any though would be great as I'm after consistent temp over a variety of beer styles

 

[day_trippr]

How about sticking a HEX inside the fermentor and running a temperature controlled loop using a fridge or freezer with integrated heater and a two stage controller?

Here's a small scale version

[photo credit to @Floydsview]

Cheers!

 

[Queequeg]

What size conical? Normally micro Conicals are jacketed for a glycol chiller.

Normally a heating phase isn't required because on commercial scale the heat from the fermentation is sufficient.

 

[skyducati832003]

It's a 14.5 gallon fermenter and I'm brewing in a secure barn at present. Haven't started producing yet but I want everything to be perfect before I start. It gets chilly in winter but hot in summer. I've looked online but not much info on controlling fermentation temperature.

 

[Queequeg]

14.5 gallon is more nanoscale. Anyhow at that size you have the same options as most home brewers.