AndrewF111 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 can you use reptile heat pads for your home brew or are they too hot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 You sure can but as with all heating sources it is best use it to raise the ambient heat in a brew fridge or insulated enclosure rather than using the heater in direct contact with the beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewF111 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I use a reptile heat cord. The pad will be no different than a mat imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I thought reptiles were cold blooded?[pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 [unsure] They sure are [unsure] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien E1 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I thought reptiles were cold blooded?[pinched] Only if the air is cold. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectotherm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poikilotherm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 But they are cold blooded animals though as opposed to warm blooded animals such as humans and our close relatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Reptiles are cold blooded which is why they need heat from some source.[rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 *Start Rant* WRONG WRONG WRONG!! Reptiles and other ectotherms can often have higher body temperatures than that of endotherms (ie, mammals and birds). The word "cold-blooded" is wrong, and should not be used. Rather ectotherms must (mostly) regulate their body temperature by external sources, as opposed to internal sources for endotherms. *End Rant* I hope I actually wrote that out correctly now I've had a few beers.[joyful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 ummmm yep, like I was saying, they need heat from some source which is what they regulate their body temps with. Hence a reptile heat cord. I just didn't go that far into the reasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 [sleeping] Can someone wake me when school is over [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 ummmm yep' date=' like I was saying, they need heat from some source which is what they regulate their body temps with. Hence a reptile heat cord. I just didn't go that far into the reasoning. [/quote'] Oops, I wasn't saying wrong to you! Your post beat me to it! [joyful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien E1 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 ummmm yep' date=' like I was saying, they need heat from some source which is what they regulate their body temps with. Hence a reptile heat cord. I just didn't go that far into the reasoning. [/quote'] Yes, but if that heat source is set very high (Say, the sun around Canberra on a hot summers day) then reptiles will actually have hotter blood than mammals. So their blood isn't always cold, it's around whatever the air temperature is. Anyway, the real message is, yes, you can use a reptile enclosure style heater for your beer, but direct contact should be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 ummmm yep' date=' like I was saying, they need heat from some source which is what they regulate their body temps with. Hence a reptile heat cord. I just didn't go that far into the reasoning. [/quote'] Yes, but if that heat source is set very high (Say, the sun around Canberra on a hot summers day) then reptiles will actually have hotter blood than mammals. So their blood isn't always cold, it's around whatever the air temperature is. Anyway, the real message is, yes, you can use a reptile enclosure style heater for your beer, but direct contact should be avoided. Hrrmmmmm, I think I might give up on this topic. I'm just going around in circles here so I should catch my tail soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Does using a reptile heat pad make it easier to make Bluetongue Lager? Sorry, I really had nothing to add to this (interesting?) reptile thread and scraped the bottom of the barrel with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewF111 Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 OK story short it's ok but not to be in direct contact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewF111 Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 I will put my fermenter in my snake tank so it is guarded and kept at temp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien E1 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I will put my fermenter in my snake tank so it is guarded and kept at temp Should be a good choice, as long as your snake doesn't drink it all![biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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