wheatgerm
Well-Known Member
When I went to pitch the yeast on my first lager Sunday night, I accidently dropped my home made temp controller on the garage floor. It didn't look broken, but the relay must be damaged/stuck because it won't turn off now. I hear the click, but no dice. Needless to say I was piznissed.
To make the best of it, I just turned the fridge to off, let the temp rise to 48F and put a frozen jug of water in there with it. I've replaced the jug with a fresh one each day. The result has been an extremely gradual increase in temperature, to the tune of about 1 degree per day. It's currently up to 51F and there's a nice krausen going. That's pretty much what I would have done by hand with a temp controller anyway, so I'm pleased.
Anyway, just thought someone else might benefit from this info.
To make the best of it, I just turned the fridge to off, let the temp rise to 48F and put a frozen jug of water in there with it. I've replaced the jug with a fresh one each day. The result has been an extremely gradual increase in temperature, to the tune of about 1 degree per day. It's currently up to 51F and there's a nice krausen going. That's pretty much what I would have done by hand with a temp controller anyway, so I'm pleased.
Anyway, just thought someone else might benefit from this info.
