Berlbrew
Well-Known Member
So, I started brewing at the beginning of this winter, during which time the heat in my apartment has been on and my thermostat has done a handy job of keeping my place at a constant 70F. I've done a few batches this winter and haven't thought twice about temperatures fluctuating in the closet where my primaries do their deeds.
Now, as spring is approaching, I'm realizing that I live in an apartment on the top floor in Boston with no central air. Basically, in the summer, its hot. Luckily, we do have a window A/C unit built into our living room wall, but it just blows cold air into the largest room in the apartment, making that room about 75F. The closet where the primaries sit could never receive any of the cool air from the A/C. Also, the A/C sits below an enormous window which faces due east and lets in tons of light/heat in the morning (great for real estate, bad for beer).
So my question is this- for those of you with no central air, how do you manage temps for fermenting in the summer? Keep in mind because I live in a large building I have no basement or cellar. Does anyone know of a good method to keeping my primaries in a dark 65-70F place even when my apartment is 80F and the sun is shining in like its nobody's business?
Now, as spring is approaching, I'm realizing that I live in an apartment on the top floor in Boston with no central air. Basically, in the summer, its hot. Luckily, we do have a window A/C unit built into our living room wall, but it just blows cold air into the largest room in the apartment, making that room about 75F. The closet where the primaries sit could never receive any of the cool air from the A/C. Also, the A/C sits below an enormous window which faces due east and lets in tons of light/heat in the morning (great for real estate, bad for beer).
So my question is this- for those of you with no central air, how do you manage temps for fermenting in the summer? Keep in mind because I live in a large building I have no basement or cellar. Does anyone know of a good method to keeping my primaries in a dark 65-70F place even when my apartment is 80F and the sun is shining in like its nobody's business?