Schwimbody
Active Member
I have a nice sized garage that's perfect for brewing and this weekend will be our first batch. About to drop $400 on related equipment needed plus batch supplies. Problem is keeping the carboy chilled during fermentation BUT... I do have a nice space under my staircase to the upstairs of my house. Ambient temp in the house is around 74 degrees during the year. Anyone found a cheap way to chill the beer down to that magic 60-65 for the fermentation time? Was thinking of a cheap rope bucket from Wallyworld plus a little water in the bottom plus a frozen bottle of water I swap out each day to maintain temps. Anyone do this in their house for Kolsch beers?