AlanT58 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Hi all Is there any reason to pick 1 over the other as I have no idea Cheers Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Hi Al I went for a heat belt. I read on the Forum that having a heat pad under the yeast cake and heating up through the yeast cake is not such great practice. Made sense to me. When I need it I just circle the heat belt around the bottom of my fermenter. This is within my temperature controlled freezer. Cheers Shamus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Where are you? At this time of year you wouldn't need heating unless you're in the northern hemisphere, or maybe Tasmania . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT58 Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Ovb I'm in brisbane I was just thinking ahead for winter And shamus I had a similar thought on cooking the sediment Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT58 Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Hopefully get a $50 freezer off gumtree 2morro Got an ink bird off ebay tonight and a belt in a couple minutes Big change from can of flavor, kg sugar and bottle washing Time to join modern world 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowbrew Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I use a heat pad under my FV. No dramas so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Baron Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I use a heat pad but just lean it up on my fridge wall 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 If you are using a fridge or freezer for temp control in Brisbane you won't need a heat source. I'm here too, only needed heat like one or two batches a year and that was only to raise the temperature a bit nearing the end of fermentation. A hot water bottle sitting in the freezer would be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John304 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 9 hours ago, AlanT58 said: Ovb I'm in brisbane I was just thinking ahead for winter And shamus I had a similar thought on cooking the sediment Thanks guys I do the same as beer baron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I use a heat pad but have it sitting on a shelf below the FV so it isn’t directly touching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT58 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Thanks to all for the advice I ended up going with a belt see how it goes. As Otto said living in Brisbane I shouldn't need it much if at all Cheers Al Edited January 18, 2019 by AlanT58 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I use a belt and just dangle/hang it in the fridge. Seems to keep the temperature pretty stable and is not in contact with anything. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT58 Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 On 1/19/2019 at 9:30 AM, Popo said: I use a belt and just dangle/hang it in the fridge. Seems to keep the temperature pretty stable and is not in contact with anything. also went with the belt haning in the freezer, plugged in to the inkbird. so problem solved. Thanks to all for the advice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthog Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 On 1/12/2019 at 2:48 AM, Otto Von Blotto said: Where are you? At this time of year you wouldn't need heating unless you're in the northern hemisphere, or maybe Tasmania . .....or even in northern Mexico (Victoria) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthog Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) I use a belt around the FV in my fermentiing fridge set at 19.5c on the Inkbird (just started doing that again since summer passed - otherwise my fridge is dropping too low o/night. Only ever use heat pads as an adjunct in the depths of winter when my shed gets down to -5c o/night. (Usually for bottle conditioning) Cherrs Edited April 19, 2020 by Worthog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuley Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Cranked out the Heat Pad over the last couple of days in Melb, just to bring temp up a little. Same as Baron, I lean it against the side of the fridge. Tried the hot water bottle last winter in Melbourne, couldn't keep temp constant enough with things like work getting in the way. Bit the bullet and Santa brought me a heat pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 1/12/2019 at 2:27 AM, AlanT58 said: Ovb I'm in brisbane I was just thinking ahead for winter And shamus I had a similar thought on cooking the sediment Thanks guys I'm in Brissy too and so far never had the need to use either. I actually recently found my old heat pad from 20 years ago in the shed and thought about using it but haven't had the need. My fridges are in the house though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) I've been using an aquarium heater in a jar of water in the fridge, but today I put a 40W bulb inside a small can and hung that low in the fridge. The can stops the light shining on my beer and also heats up from the bulb and distributes the warm. Edited April 21, 2020 by Journeyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT58 Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 On 4/21/2020 at 2:08 PM, Journeyman said: I've been using an aquarium heater in a jar of water in the fridge, but today I put a 40W bulb inside a small can and hung that low in the fridge. The can stops the light shining on my beer and also heats up from the bulb and distributes the warm. clever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthog Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 A heat belt connected to your inkbird would provide better and consistent temperatures. With my heatbelt and frigde connected to inkbird my temperature variation is 0.6c for the full fermentation cycle. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Worthog said: A heat belt connected to your inkbird would provide better and consistent temperatures. With my heatbelt and frigde connected to inkbird my temperature variation is 0.6c for the full fermentation cycle. That's just the Inkbird. Any heat and cooling sources would do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, Journeyman said: That's just the Inkbird. Any heat and cooling sources would do the same. This can be dangerous. Moisture is very prevalent when heating and cooling. This moisture can get into any free space in the electical appliance used. Appliance should be IP rated when in an environment that produces moisture. This hack can kill you, get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 14 hours ago, Titan said: This can be dangerous. Moisture is very prevalent when heating and cooling. This moisture can get into any free space in the electical appliance used. Appliance should be IP rated when in an environment that produces moisture. This hack can kill you, get rid of it. Are you talking about the light in a can? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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