I'm making a new, stable ferm environ - thoughts, please?

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I'm making a new, stable ferm environ - thoughts, please?

Postby Voddy » Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:08 pm

Great fermentation is the basis for great alcohol.

I'm going back to basics and re-thinking (kiss) what I do - ferm'ing-wise.

I have 3 x 25litre carboys which I use on a rotating basis. I'm thinking of making an insulated box to house these all together with an electric blanket to the back of the box (so that there is no weight on the blanket itself. This blanket will be operated by a thermo-switch. The box will have a pc-fan to vent out the CO2.

I'm hoping this will provide as stable an environment as I can while keeping it simple.

Any thoughts, guys, please?

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Sorry for the typo - not used to a screen keyboard - error corrected Many thanks
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Re: I'm making a new, stable ferm environ - thoughts, please

Postby YHB » Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:54 pm

Have you stumbled on this link yet?

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Re: I'm making a new, stable ferm environ - thoughts, please

Postby Voddy » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:07 pm

Thanks, YHB, for the link.

I'm taking two days off this week - Mon and Tues - just to read, read and read some more.

Thanks for your help.
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Re: I'm making a new, stable ferm environ - thoughts, please

Postby Almanac » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:54 pm

I'm quite happy to have my hot-box full of CO2 as it displaces Oxygen and prevents any chance of a wash developing and infection ;)

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Re: I'm making a new, stable ferm environ - thoughts, please

Postby Voddy » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:09 pm

I've re-read and re-started a reply to your post a few times, Aidenmac, the simplicity is breath-taking. I shan't ever forget that.
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