scythe wrote:Look for an o-ring splicing kit.
Sick the ends together with super glue.
Loctite 406 i think.
That's it! Thank you for that, I would never had thought of it, but it's pretty obvious when you know it.
scythe wrote:Look for an o-ring splicing kit.
Sick the ends together with super glue.
Loctite 406 i think.
Bundaboy wrote:hillzabilly wrote:I donot use less myself,the only reason I can think of why one would ,was to slow down fermentation as the more volume you have the more difficult it can be to keep it on temp at the vigarouse early stage were she's generating a lot of warmth,thats when haveing some form of temp control be it fermenting fridge ,air con ,cooling jacket will be a big benefit.And a little more yeast for me makes sure your brew gets going before infections can start ,its the cover of CO2 that helps keep the badies out,and the sooner she starts the sooner she'is done .cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Great, thanks, that keeps it simple.
I do my fermenting in the laundry where it rarely gets above 22C - the odd times it has been I just push my portable AC in there.
To be honest the problem will be keeping it warm enough but I think that mass of water will stay warm over night well enough.
hillzabilly wrote:My bro had the same issue in melbourn,so he got a heater belt from the brew store and used a timer on the power point ,set the time to go on 6pm to 6am ,worked well ,the heater belts are adjustable and will fit a wide variety of fermenters.As mentioned earlia the temp at the start of fermentation is useually higher (less heating reqd)compared to the later stages wich is were your brew is more likely to stall if it cools down (keep it at temp at the end of fermentation) :handgestures-thumbupleft: .cheers hillzabilly
WTDist wrote:yea man use the STC, its what im going to use. got mine made just haven't started a ferment for a while
hillzabilly wrote:Wich ever way ya go ,give it a test run with just water for a few days-week and see if you can maintane the required temp you need ,befor commiting to such a large batch ,would be my sugestion.cheers hillzabily ;-)
Nino wrote:I use an aquarium heater to keep my washes warm they are thermostatically controlled.
Bundaboy wrote:Nino wrote:I use an aquarium heater to keep my washes warm they are thermostatically controlled.
Oh yes, I have been reading about that approach. I actually have an immersion heater, it's not thermostatically controlled but as I mentioned earlier I have an STC 1000, but I just can't convince myself, no matter how clean I make it, that in won't infect the wash :-(
WTDist wrote:tape it to the side of your fermenter and slightly insulate the thermometer probe so it reads the fermenter temp. wont be inside but should give a good reading +/- 1 degree
Bundaboy wrote:WTDist wrote:tape it to the side of your fermenter and slightly insulate the thermometer probe so it reads the fermenter temp. wont be inside but should give a good reading +/- 1 degree
My apologies:
Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio. (Struggling to be brief I become obscure.)
Yeah, I was really referring to the immersion heater, these things were meant to bring water to the boil, so no problems with infection, keeping a wash at 28C is another matter. Sorry.
WTDist wrote:Bundaboy wrote:WTDist wrote:tape it to the side of your fermenter and slightly insulate the thermometer probe so it reads the fermenter temp. wont be inside but should give a good reading +/- 1 degree
My apologies:
Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio. (Struggling to be brief I become obscure.)
Yeah, I was really referring to the immersion heater, these things were meant to bring water to the boil, so no problems with infection, keeping a wash at 28C is another matter. Sorry.
do you mean with the STC? or am i thinking of wrong device?
WTDist wrote:ok, so I get it.
besides cord issue which I would have though a cord on an immersion heater would be at least water safe?... why not use the immersion heater or heating pad (or both together) through the STC, it will go to the temp of the STC and oscillate on/off at the temp you set it to rather than slowly boil. The STC1000 is just a switch that goes on and off as needed to stay and maintain a temp. I havent used it for fermenting yet but so far i have heat distress aged and made yogurt with it. Best ive made yet with the STC holding the right temp for cultures.
I guess if you had an electric blanket you could also use that maybe but i would guess the temp probe of the STC would need to be in the fermenter to not get a false reading from the blanket.
Bundaboy wrote:WTDist wrote:Bundaboy wrote:WTDist wrote:tape it to the side of your fermenter and slightly insulate the thermometer probe so it reads the fermenter temp. wont be inside but should give a good reading +/- 1 degree
My apologies:
Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio. (Struggling to be brief I become obscure.)
Yeah, I was really referring to the immersion heater, these things were meant to bring water to the boil, so no problems with infection, keeping a wash at 28C is another matter. Sorry.
do you mean with the STC? or am i thinking of wrong device?
No sorry, I am referring to the immersion heater itself, what I am saying is I have one of those small immersion heaters that you use when travelling to boil a pot of water for tea, coffee, etc.
What bothers me about using that (in lieu of an aquarium heater) is keeping if free of bacteria etc - and to be honest, on a rethink I don't think it would work anyway as the cord on it must be kept dry I think. That's pretty difficult to do in a vigorous wash.
WTDist wrote:what temperature water can the immersion heater handle, even though its a heater 8-}
maybe it being in boiling water for a bit might sterilise it?
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