Keeping my bottled ale warm in cold climate

[gparsons460]

Hi fellow brewers. I have been making basic Cooper's ales, largers & stouts for years now. I'm far from being an expert but always seem to produce a very palatable brew. I live in a cold climate. Average temperature this time of year is around 11° C.
Any ideas on how to keep bottled brew warm during second fermentation???
There is nowhere consistently warm inside or out. Can anyone give me suggestions on how to keep a cupboard or something heated? Please! Cheers, Geoff
P.S. This is my first post ever and I'm not good with computers. Please feel free to point out anything I have done wrong in posting this. Thanks

 

[3 Dawg Night]

I have used heat mat coupled with a temperature controller to condition bottled beer in my closet during the cold months. It works really well.

 

[hottpeper13]

I use a reptile heat mat with a rheostat inside a tote basket. I put 12 flip tops on top of the mat and cover with a blanket. I check temps hourly until I get to 72*.

 

[hotbeer]

If the FV is small enough, then put it in a insulated cooler which can also be used for warm stuff too. As well some foam board could be added to your cablnet or build a cabinet with the foam board and duct tape.

Then for heat you and use most anything that produces heat that is reasonable for the size of your enclosure. And then put a thermostatically controlled heat source in there with it.

A heat mat for seedlings can be wrapped around the FV and something like a inkbird or digiten controller will turn on and off the mat when appropriate (if you set it correctly).

 

[Broken Crow]

You've got good advice so far... I notice you're in Australia so a few @KegLand options spring to mind if you're wanting ready-made:
A controller;
https://www.kegland.com.au/products...probe-for-distillation?variant=43495401455872And whichever size of these looks to best suit your fermenter;
https://www.kegland.com.au/products/30w-heating-belthttps://www.kegland.com.au/products/30w-heating-wrap-mathttps://www.kegland.com.au/products/fermentation-heating-wrap-belt-with-velcro-strap-30wattsWelcome to HBT!

 

[wsmith1625]

https://www.kegland.com.au/products/30w-heating-belt

This one! Does a great job with gentile heating, so no hot spots or extreme temp swings. Use bungee cords to secure it to your fermenter.

 

[z-bob]

Here's a novel solution I just thought of Stand the bottles in an insulated cooler, Add warm water up to the necks of the bottles, and put in a cheap aquarium heater. They have built-in thermostats.

 

[Rish]

A shop lamp with an incandescent bulb will warm up your cupboard. You can check it periodically to see if you need to turn off occasionally to keep it from getting too warm but I doubt that will be a problem.

 

[gparsons460]

Thanks for all the advice fellow brewers. I will try a heating pad with temperature control. Much Thanks to all!