aerod1
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I use an old chest type Coke box with a Johnson controller. I just took the rack out and my fermenters fit just fine. I have an Oktoberfest in there right now.
how do you maintain fermentation temp?
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onipar
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Being so new to this, I don't have the money to invest in any temp controlled cabinets (boy I wish I could). So far I've been using my garage (no basement) which tends to hold a steady 60-65 even when it hits 80 out.
This won't be the case, however, once summer really hits. I'm still not sure how I'll manage to keep the fermenter cool, though I imagine I'll be using one of the lower tech solutions outlined here (namely a cooler with an icebath, or something along those lines.
I think during cooler weather I'll always be able to use the garage for a steady 60-65, since we have an area heater in there to keep the pipes from freezing.
But if I ever get into lagering (I don't currently have a secondary, so it's not even an option anyway), I imagine I'd have to rig something up to drop the temp even more.
Money money money. Blah.
This won't be the case, however, once summer really hits. I'm still not sure how I'll manage to keep the fermenter cool, though I imagine I'll be using one of the lower tech solutions outlined here (namely a cooler with an icebath, or something along those lines.
I think during cooler weather I'll always be able to use the garage for a steady 60-65, since we have an area heater in there to keep the pipes from freezing.
But if I ever get into lagering (I don't currently have a secondary, so it's not even an option anyway), I imagine I'd have to rig something up to drop the temp even more.
Money money money. Blah.
