I'm just a single person with a small cool (temp-wise) apartment trying to brew my first batch (1 gallon) and I'm realizing that there is no place that will be consistently 70 degrees in my house (actually, daytime temps are more likely to be in the low 60s and night time temps could be in the 50s when the weather turns even colder out. So, I have read about how others have dealt with this issue and I'm still unsure of the best solution. I could get a seed-starting mat but they seem too big for my 1 gallon jar (and some people say they won't be strong enough, and/or too stiff), I could get a small reptile tank heat pad and stick it against the side of my 1 gallon jar - but they are $20 for the smallest pad and seem to have bad reviews - like they stop working pretty quickly. I have a crock pot and I'm trying to think if I could use that in some way. If I used it a lot - I could use it next to the KT jar - but truthfully, I don't use it much.
A box with a light bulb sounds inexpensive and good - but since I'm only brewing 1 gallon in an already small apartment - I would love to find a solution that took up less space, was safe and was easy for me to rig up.
Any suggestions or ideas would be very appreciated!!!
A box with a light bulb sounds inexpensive and good - but since I'm only brewing 1 gallon in an already small apartment - I would love to find a solution that took up less space, was safe and was easy for me to rig up.
Any suggestions or ideas would be very appreciated!!!