Hugo
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Some advice please...
I have a planned brew day/evening tomorrow, but it's currently snowing in my part of the world. I can house a fermenter inside overnight after the initial yeast pitch, but space constraints mean it will have to be banished to the sub-zero temperatures of the shed for the bulk of the primary and all the seconadry. I've previously just wrapped the drum in sleeping bags and blankets, which has worked OK, but I haven't tried brewing through current temperature extremes.
Is there enough heat generated by the fermentation that insulation alone will keep it rolling, or will I have to look into heat pads/blankets? Never been much a of a fan as I prefer a longer primary and my one attempt at artificial heating seemed to rush the process.
Thanks
I have a planned brew day/evening tomorrow, but it's currently snowing in my part of the world. I can house a fermenter inside overnight after the initial yeast pitch, but space constraints mean it will have to be banished to the sub-zero temperatures of the shed for the bulk of the primary and all the seconadry. I've previously just wrapped the drum in sleeping bags and blankets, which has worked OK, but I haven't tried brewing through current temperature extremes.
Is there enough heat generated by the fermentation that insulation alone will keep it rolling, or will I have to look into heat pads/blankets? Never been much a of a fan as I prefer a longer primary and my one attempt at artificial heating seemed to rush the process.
Thanks