I checked on my Apple "Graff" today (@ 7 days using Nottingham) - and my carboy temperature strip was at 79F!
I have my carboys indoors, in a closet. I have central a/c which keeps the house around 77F, which is usually lower (~74F) in the closet.
I'm aware that the temps inside the fermenter are higher than the ambient, not to mention that I'm already on the *warm* side to begin with.
So ... I freaked out (like I do with all my home brew ) and frantically filled the bathtub with cold water, sat my carboy inside, and wrapped it in soaked T-shirts. Btw the soaked t-shirts don't look near as good on carboys as they do on a set of jugs
Do I have any low-tech options of temp control, short of ice-bathing and babying my carboy constantly?
Thanks.
I have my carboys indoors, in a closet. I have central a/c which keeps the house around 77F, which is usually lower (~74F) in the closet.
I'm aware that the temps inside the fermenter are higher than the ambient, not to mention that I'm already on the *warm* side to begin with.
So ... I freaked out (like I do with all my home brew ) and frantically filled the bathtub with cold water, sat my carboy inside, and wrapped it in soaked T-shirts. Btw the soaked t-shirts don't look near as good on carboys as they do on a set of jugs
Do I have any low-tech options of temp control, short of ice-bathing and babying my carboy constantly?
Thanks.