So I am still struggling keeping fermentation temps down in the 60s. I keep floating up a bit warm and I am getting a bit of twang that I no longer want.
I ferment in buckets or a 6gallon better bottle. What I have been doing is putting the carboy in a large storage container and pouring cold water up to the beer line or above. And occasional putting a tshirt over the top. Though through testing I have not seen the tshirt do much good.
The issue I have is that this is a LARGE volume of water so it is very hard to move the temp down even with a few frozen water bottles and the water will creep up to about 70 meaning the beer temp is probably high 70s. Also the water gets fairly gross after 7-10 days and harboring bacteria right next to the beer probably isn't great
I would love to get a fermentation fridge with temp controller but spending 100-300 and the space to plug it in isn't very practical as of now.
I did buy a 10g round cooler which will fit the carboys and buckets. My thought is that since the vessel is insulated it will hold lower temps better for longer with less ice.
Though the challenge I see is there is very little space for water around the vessel so not sure if this is better or worse.
Has anybody tired this and had success. I need to cut a hole in the lid of the cooler to manage this and would love to get some feedback before i start pulling it apart
I figured if this doesn't work i have a solid mash tun ready to go with a few fittings.
I ferment in buckets or a 6gallon better bottle. What I have been doing is putting the carboy in a large storage container and pouring cold water up to the beer line or above. And occasional putting a tshirt over the top. Though through testing I have not seen the tshirt do much good.
The issue I have is that this is a LARGE volume of water so it is very hard to move the temp down even with a few frozen water bottles and the water will creep up to about 70 meaning the beer temp is probably high 70s. Also the water gets fairly gross after 7-10 days and harboring bacteria right next to the beer probably isn't great
I would love to get a fermentation fridge with temp controller but spending 100-300 and the space to plug it in isn't very practical as of now.
I did buy a 10g round cooler which will fit the carboys and buckets. My thought is that since the vessel is insulated it will hold lower temps better for longer with less ice.
Though the challenge I see is there is very little space for water around the vessel so not sure if this is better or worse.
Has anybody tired this and had success. I need to cut a hole in the lid of the cooler to manage this and would love to get some feedback before i start pulling it apart
I figured if this doesn't work i have a solid mash tun ready to go with a few fittings.