TheSmithsEra
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I'm wondering how does it keep it cool if you need to use a blow off tube during fermentation?
thesmithsera said:I'm wondering how does it keep it cool if you need to use a blow off tube during fermentation?
scottvin said:I have a question - due to the heat in the summer I am only able to get my wort chilled to around 85*. If I place this bag in a 68-70* basement, how long will it take to get my wort down to sub-70*?
Thanks!
I would suggest you get it down a bit more before you put it in the bag (if possible) Put the fermenter in a bigger bucket with ice water and let it sit for 3-4 hours. That should bring it down to the mid 70's.I have a question - due to the heat in the summer I am only able to get my wort chilled to around 85*. If I place this bag in a 68-70* basement, how long will it take to get my wort down to sub-70*?
Thanks!
kehaar said:I have used a blow off tube twice with this bag. I have a one gallon bucket that the LHBS gives when you buy LME. I filled that bucket 3/4th full and placed it in the bag next to the fermenter. Then I connected the blow off tube to the fermenter and stuck the other end down in the water bucket. The lid of the bag holds blow off tube in the water. It was very easy.
Another time I didn't use the bucket but instead filled the bag with water so the fermenter was sitting in a water bath in the bag. Then I just put the blow tube down in that water. This was easy too but I like the method with the small bucket better.
Mine arrived over the weekend. Haven't used it yet, but after reading about the sagging bag, I got an idea. Cost me all of about $3 and 30 minutes of my time (now that I have the dimensions, it can probably be made in about 5-10 minutes). I wanted something a bit more sturdy than just a cut off soda bottle.
I bought 10' of 1/2" inch PVC and 6 elbow joints. Cut four 13" pieces and two 23" pieces. You could just as easily do a square around your carboy, but I was trying to do it with fewer materials, so the triangle worked. You could also reduce the shorter a pieces a bit and still get the same results (I'll probably end up doing this).
Looking forward to using it for the first time this week. I just had to dump a 5 gal bunch because my temps got too high.
Any word on these tests? I would like to know as well. I have big temp swings from winter to summer where I live so I need a product that can keep the beer cold in the summer and warm in the winter.
This is pretty cool.Hi, So far the Fermwrap heater is working great with our Cool Brewing Cooler! With my current testing the Fermwrap alone is rising the wort temperature around 20 degrees over the room temperature. When placed in the Cool Brewing Cooler with the Fermwrap it is rising the wort temperature a consistent 40 degrees over the room temperature. The cooler seems to be holding up great so far to the heat! I will follow up in another 2 weeks just to make sure it holds up well to long term heat.
pecochran said:Used my cooler on my current batch. I've just been using a few of those cold packs and am easily keeping temps down where I want them.
On top of that, I ordered another one today, and I had a tracking number from UPS in about two hours. Great product and great service.
Used my cooler on my current batch. I've just been using a few of those cold packs and am easily keeping temps down where I want them.
On top of that, I ordered another one today, and I had a tracking number from UPS in about two hours. Great product and great service.
Hi, So far the Fermwrap heater is working great with our Cool Brewing Cooler! With my current testing the Fermwrap alone is rising the wort temperature around 20 degrees over the room temperature. When placed in the Cool Brewing Cooler with the Fermwrap it is rising the wort temperature a consistent 40 degrees over the room temperature. The cooler seems to be holding up great so far to the heat! I will follow up in another 2 weeks just to make sure it holds up well to long term heat.
I can't wait to get mine tomorrow and start making lagers. How much ice should I use to keep the temps appropriate for lagering?
As someone in a previous post had mentioned, I'd be curious to see how this would work for lagers in a fridge that runs at serving temps. I'd like to keep my fridge at around 40 F as I've got my serving kegs in there, and use a heat wrap to bring the temp up to 50 F inside the carboy cooler for lager fermentaions. Not the most efficient use of energy, but I bet you'd have pretty decent temp control without having to drink warm beer. Has anyone tried this yet?
Do you think I could use this with a kegging setup? I imagine that kegged beer should be easier to cool than fermenting beer.
On a different note, I put my saison with a heating pad in the chamber last night and this morning I could see that the yeast activity had ramped up quite a bit.
I am having tremendous success keeping my lager at a steady 50/52 (I use adhesive temp strips, so probably 51. Ambient temperature ~70) I froze five 3 liter Poland Spring bottles, put four in, and each morning and afternoon I replace a watery one with a frozen one. It is fermenting away, and I couldn't be happier. This product should definitely advertise the fact it can be used to cool down to lager temps, as that would be a big selling point for folks.
I am having tremendous success keeping my lager at a steady 50/52 (I use adhesive temp strips, so probably 51. Ambient temperature ~70) I froze five 3 liter Poland Spring bottles, put four in, and each morning and afternoon I replace a watery one with a frozen one. It is fermenting away, and I couldn't be happier. This product should definitely advertise the fact it can be used to cool down to lager temps, as that would be a big selling point for folks.
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