Would this be suitable to brew now in the summer? The room we will be fermenting in stays a constant 68 degrees. Do we need to cool this down more?
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My son has quite of bit of experience in home brewing and this is what he says -- First of all check the sort of yeast that you have and based on that you can figure out what tempeture you will need. Most of the time lagers require tempetures in the 50 degree range. I hope this helps you.
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I don't think you would have any problems at all with this. I would not hesitate to make the brew. Bill
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I don't think you would have any problems at all with this. I would not hesitate to make the brew.Bill
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We brewed this both during summer and winter. Both are fine, just need to keep it in the dark & cool (we placed the 5-gallon bucket in the closet, covered with two towels).
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I use mine to cool my beer fermenter. 1/2" lines with cooler box as reservoir and aquarium pump around 8 liters of fluid in the cooling Cct. The fermenter is jacketed. Works very well, i can control easily from 10 -20 degrees C no problem with ambient at around 30. The noise of the Unit is decernable at night but nothing extreme. Yes you can use it, and in case any one is interested yes the beer tastes great !
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good point. this will be my first summer using it. it did wonders for the winter. my bedroom and bathroom over the garage hit 80 degrees for the first time since I owned the house. I will definitely keep an eye on the temps this summer. Worst case I should delicately be able to remove the insulation for the summer. Shoot me a message in August. I will let you know if my house burned down. lol
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agree with beerfest answers.susanne you can make the temps vary by reading previous post
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Try to keep the temperature around 72*. If cooler, ferment will take a bit longer. We leave to ferment 4-7 days. We love the sauerkraut that I make. I was uncertain at first about what I was doing but kept trying until I got it just the way I like. Sometimes I add other veggies like thin sliced carrots, kale etc. I make a lot of my sauerkraut into a kraut salad. Very yummy.
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Room temp is fine. My only suggestion would be to change the container, its made of heavy paper product and if it gets wet that could affect the salt.
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I live in Florida. For ales I brew, cooling the fermenter by putting it into a deep basin like a cat litter box, wrapping the fermenter with a bath towel and wetting the towel as well as having its bottom edge in the basin, which I fill with water works well. This "swamp cooler" will cool the fermenter about 10 degrees Fahrenheit below the room temperature. For pilsner or other lagers, I place the fermenter inside a chest freezer whose temperature is controlled with a Johnson temperature controller. Thus I can achieve a 60 degree primary fermentation, a 50 decree secondary fermentation and a 35 to 40 degree lagering temperature. Without temperature control, you can't make lager beers.
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First, I keep mine at 63 for red wine, but when I lower the temp, it goes down pretty quickly. It is not a refrigerator, but an air cooler, it does not have a compressor.I
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No answer in the documentation. However, since this is a "shower head" type dispersion system, I think it is NOT as hot as it should be for optimal brewing (around 208 degrees). I have owned this product for over a year and am disappointed in its performance. In fact, I've decided to return to a Presto 12-cup percolator BECAUSE
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You can call Kombucha Kamp directly and ask them about your specific situation; it should be ok unless it's left unattended for many hours in freezing weather. (note: I already answered this question in the forums; someone else asked, too, and I posted a direct quote from Kombucha Kamp, which I don't have to hand at the moment). This has been a really great company to deal with; prompt, great service, and willing to answer questions! Best of Luck!
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To be honest, my son hasn't been able to use it as we don't have the brewing pot and other items my son needs first. I would think this would have to be chilled though, sorry I can't be more helpful but since its not really a complete kit like I thought it was, it just sits in the closet until we can get everything else he needs.
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KarP is probably brewing Kombucha tea, which requires temperatures between 70-80 degrees (for 1-4 weeks) in order to ferment properly. I'm looking for the same thing. I'm wondering if I need to purchase a thermostat to go with it. Would any thermostat be compatible?
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No sure but I set it at 55 degrees as suggested for wine. Has stayed constant with no issues.
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I can't answer this at the moment because we haven't used the beer making kit yet. In the directions it mentions that the brewing must be done at 70 degrees F. It is still snowing outside right now.
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Hi, Judy. The water needs to be warm so the yeast will work, but any others, room temperature is ok
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My review was a bit harsh, I need to update it, it is a great humidor That being said I have it set at warmest temp which is 65 degrees...of course it's 10 outside and my house is 68. So for you the cooling aspect will come more into play
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Best I can tell the range is from 46F to 66F. We leave it about 54F. To us that's a reasonable drinking temperature.