mjohnson
Well-Known Member
I'm pretty sure there was a thread that mentioned something abou this, but I'm having some trouble with temp stability in my 10 gallon home depot beverage cooler.
I've done 2 all grain batches, each with about 10lbs of grain, so there was a decent amount of head-space. I preheat my tun with 180 water for a good 15 minutes or so and hit my strike temps more or less. However, I'm losing about 5-6 degrees over the course of an hour.
I've read that some folks use expanding foam in the lid. Does that make all the difference? I keep reading people saying, "I only lose 1 degree an hour"
Anyway, I'm not stressed about it. I still made beer. But I'm wondering what I can do to reduce the temp fluctuations.
I've done 2 all grain batches, each with about 10lbs of grain, so there was a decent amount of head-space. I preheat my tun with 180 water for a good 15 minutes or so and hit my strike temps more or less. However, I'm losing about 5-6 degrees over the course of an hour.
I've read that some folks use expanding foam in the lid. Does that make all the difference? I keep reading people saying, "I only lose 1 degree an hour"
Anyway, I'm not stressed about it. I still made beer. But I'm wondering what I can do to reduce the temp fluctuations.