Evening all,
I'm new to home brewing and to this forum so please forgive me if I'm asking a daft question!
I just bought a Coopers starter kit and I can't wait to get a brew on. The ambient temp in my house is in the cool side so I've also bought an Electrim 75 immersion heater. So, a couple of questions: I have the Coopers FV with the Krausen collar (so no hole for a bung). I read somewhere that it's ok to feed the heater cable under the lid so long as nothing falls through the gap and the heater doesn't touch the FV. Is it ok for it not to be air tight? Or, would it be better to drill a hole for the bung and insert it that way? If I do it this way would the extra weight on the lid prevent gas escaping or cause any problems?
I hope that makes sense and I haven't made myself sound like too much of an idiot!
I'm new to home brewing and to this forum so please forgive me if I'm asking a daft question!
I just bought a Coopers starter kit and I can't wait to get a brew on. The ambient temp in my house is in the cool side so I've also bought an Electrim 75 immersion heater. So, a couple of questions: I have the Coopers FV with the Krausen collar (so no hole for a bung). I read somewhere that it's ok to feed the heater cable under the lid so long as nothing falls through the gap and the heater doesn't touch the FV. Is it ok for it not to be air tight? Or, would it be better to drill a hole for the bung and insert it that way? If I do it this way would the extra weight on the lid prevent gas escaping or cause any problems?
I hope that makes sense and I haven't made myself sound like too much of an idiot!
