Freki
Well-Known Member
I'm unsure if this is the right spot for this question, but it seems like a newbie question to me.
I live in a townhouse, so space is limited for storage/fermentation, and I have had a thought that might help with utilizing some space that is pretty much dead space, but unsure if it would effect fermentation.
I have a kitchen pass through/breakfast bar thing that was designed for bar stools, but since we eat sitting on the couch (so sophisticated!), I was thinking of setting up a rack underneath there that would keep carboys elevated to be able to rack them without disturbing the lees, which would allow me to expand my brewing from just one 6 gallon and one 5 gallon for secondary. I also use yeasts that are happy in what is my usual room temp during the fermentation.
My question is, if I set them out in the open, and wrap them with towels to keep out most of the light, would that have any negative effect? I usually keep my fermentations in a closet that is also the laundry room (no dryer, so no temp changes)
I live in a townhouse, so space is limited for storage/fermentation, and I have had a thought that might help with utilizing some space that is pretty much dead space, but unsure if it would effect fermentation.
I have a kitchen pass through/breakfast bar thing that was designed for bar stools, but since we eat sitting on the couch (so sophisticated!), I was thinking of setting up a rack underneath there that would keep carboys elevated to be able to rack them without disturbing the lees, which would allow me to expand my brewing from just one 6 gallon and one 5 gallon for secondary. I also use yeasts that are happy in what is my usual room temp during the fermentation.
My question is, if I set them out in the open, and wrap them with towels to keep out most of the light, would that have any negative effect? I usually keep my fermentations in a closet that is also the laundry room (no dryer, so no temp changes)