Anyone For An Ale

[Mclovin]

Put together a simple wort heater using some refrigeration hardware.

The heat band is a 50 watt 240 volt crankcase heater used to maintain oil sump temperature on hermetic refrigeration compressors.
Control temperature of the wort is maintained at 18'C by a dixell programable logic controller setup for heating application. The sensor probe for the controller is located inside the fermenter via a sealed hole in the lid.

Ale brewing in winter ready fo summer.

 

[Cocko]

Good work mate, temp control is key!!

Good times ahead.

 

[trevc]

I get a kick out of you guys trying to HEAT your wort Need more/bigger fermentation fridges here.

 

[0M39A]

I get a kick out of you guys trying to HEAT your wort Need more/bigger fermentation fridges here.

trust me, cooling is the last thing you would want here in tassie atm

hell, its nearly getting too cold for lagers!

should stick one on soon and leave it till summer.

 

[Fents]

I get a kick out of you guys trying to HEAT your wort Need more/bigger fermentation fridges here.

not everyone lives on the stinking hot humid gold coast

 

[trevc]

If it's too cold for lagers, it's definitely too cold for people!

 

[Swinging Beef]

If it's too cold for lagers, it's definitely too cold for people!

He he...

 

[mwd]

If it's too cold for lagers, it's definitely too cold for people!

The last time I saw frost up here was when I opened the freezer door.
Could not do a lager here without running up a huge electricity bill trying to get cool enough.