Newbee(r)
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Starting the build on the temp controller box today, which will have dual heating and cooling control after a trip out to jaycar for parts and thanks to wife's stc-1000 xmas gift :icon_cheers: . Just wanted some advice on best heating source for the fridge.
There seem to be a range of choices - heat pads, to sit under the fermenter or hung in the fridge, heat belts, going around the fermenter, an aquarium heater put in the fermenter, or even a lightbulb option (which makes little sense to me given light and beer are not good friends). Heat pads I am a bit worried will give the bottom fermenting yeasts too high a temp, so am leaning towards a hanging arrangement or aquarium heater, unless people have had good experiences with the heat belts. Any recommendations and preferences for particular models greatly appreciated.
Cheers
J
There seem to be a range of choices - heat pads, to sit under the fermenter or hung in the fridge, heat belts, going around the fermenter, an aquarium heater put in the fermenter, or even a lightbulb option (which makes little sense to me given light and beer are not good friends). Heat pads I am a bit worried will give the bottom fermenting yeasts too high a temp, so am leaning towards a hanging arrangement or aquarium heater, unless people have had good experiences with the heat belts. Any recommendations and preferences for particular models greatly appreciated.
Cheers
J