storeboughtcheeseburgers
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I put down an IPA a week ago at 1.060 and measured the gravity, its giving me 1.020 today - so I put the heat belt about 1/3 up the base and left it for about 10 hours - when I came back, it seems way too hot, and there is a white mark where the heat belt has been (its a black fermenter) so I think its actually melted plastic!
First time using this particular heat belt - I took it off of course and looked at the temp guage (sticker) on the ferm but its giving me nothing - only time it has done this is before is when I've added a batch after flame out..
So anyway - I guess I've screwed up this batch somewhat - I placed the heat belt next to the ferm so its indirect (its in a cupboard) - it is pretty hot to touch
I guess all I can do is take the gravity in a few days and see how its progressing - it should finish up around 1.014, so it wasn't far off - before applying the belt I had just wrapped a thick blanket around it.
So guess I'm wondering if anyone else has had this weird melting thing going on? If anything I've learnt to go indirect in the future - if I do this, is there any particular way? I just lied it next to the ferm about 10cm away in its circular form .
First time using this particular heat belt - I took it off of course and looked at the temp guage (sticker) on the ferm but its giving me nothing - only time it has done this is before is when I've added a batch after flame out..
So anyway - I guess I've screwed up this batch somewhat - I placed the heat belt next to the ferm so its indirect (its in a cupboard) - it is pretty hot to touch
I guess all I can do is take the gravity in a few days and see how its progressing - it should finish up around 1.014, so it wasn't far off - before applying the belt I had just wrapped a thick blanket around it.
So guess I'm wondering if anyone else has had this weird melting thing going on? If anything I've learnt to go indirect in the future - if I do this, is there any particular way? I just lied it next to the ferm about 10cm away in its circular form .