Keeping fermentation cool?

[danerelj]

Hey guys,

Been trying to see if there is an answer to this but couldn't seem to find it.

At the moment the weather is rather warm and I find room Temp sitting around 26degrees celcius. I need to keep my fermentation bucket cool around 18 to 20 degrees celcius. I know a lot of people use a fridge for this but as I live in a flat I am very limited for space.

So my question is, has anyone got any other methods of keeping it cool, such as a heat sink plate, or something of the sort? I don't have a bath either only a shower before being told to chuck it in the bath

Thanks in advance for your help

Dan

 

[JONNYROTTEN]

look up Swamp cooler.

 

[Tribe Fan]

Freeze bottles of water, drop in cooler with fermenter and cover with a thermal blanket.

 

[KingBeer]

I got a big blue bucket from Walmart for about $5. I put water in the bucket and then put the fermenter in the bucket and switch out frozen two liter bottles when I wake up and Before I go to bed just until primary fermentation is done

 

[Cellardwellerbrewer]

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How's this?

 

[ericbw]

The tub and "swamp cooler." Just try to keep the ice changed out periodically, and don't over do it. It takes time for the temp to change, so if you put a couple of frozen bottles in the water and change them every 12 hours or so, you'll keep it more stable.

 

[Tribe Fan]

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How's this?

There is no limit to the creativity of a home brewer.

 

[Cellardwellerbrewer]

There is no limit to the creativity of a home brewer.

I kinda stole the idea from Yooper
I was cold crashing a stout 20# bag of ice a little water. In a day and a half got it to that temp another 20 # for another day package done

 

[Cellardwellerbrewer]

Duplicate my bad

 

[danerelj]

Thanks for all the replies guys this has been helpful! Going to try doing the ice method