Mines in the garage. They don't actually seem to run much as the inkbird cycles between heating and cooling. During initial fermentation the wort generates it's own heat and being insulated the fridge keeps it in.
Sympathys from me, my Lager is ALMOST undrinkable but to make it worse,it's the clearest best looking beer I have ever made
Mines in the garage. They don't actually seem to run much as the inkbird cycles between heating and cooling. During initial fermentation the wort generates it's own heat and being insulated the fridge keeps it in.
I've actually managed to find a cardboard box big big enough to put them in. they are currently sitting in front of the door to the airing cupboard.I've chucked a load of **** my Mrs was hoarding in the kitchen cupboards and have enough room to stash around 40 bottles. They stay there for a fortnight then go outside in my shed...
I've actually managed to find a cardboard box big big enough to put them in. they are currently sitting in front of the door to the airing cupboard.I've chucked a load of **** my Mrs was hoarding in the kitchen cupboards and have enough room to stash around 40 bottles. They stay there for a fortnight then go outside in my shed...
In this case, like most things in homebrewing, time is a great healer in sorting out most of the problems. Concerns about infections, oxidation, phenols and other troubles dissipate when you actually get to the sharp end, i.e drinking the stuff after a few weeks on from packaging.
And I usually leave mine in a 'warm' place to carb up, anything from 18*C upwards depending on the time of year, it always carbs up eventually, and it then gets put in the coldest place I have to mature out which can be quite warm in summer and tbh I don't think it makes a jot of difference what that temperature is. What does make a difference however is the time you allow for maturing and that depends on the beer itself.
+1 I down with that.Terry is spot on, though personally, I found the early hot summer months problematical. My view is that if the Egyptians could make beer without forums and the internet it can't be that difficult...in fact thay built pyramids and even now we don't know how they did it. A slightly more cynical view would propose that forums ( of all genres) and all the guff they spout has made life more difficult. Did those monks in Belgium in the 14th century have all this information. Probably not, and yet they still churn out wonderfull beer. It is what it is.
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