My new fermint setup

[OlympicMtDoo]

Finally got my setup like I want it, #1 down in the shop instead of in the house. #2 got it insulated real good so I can control the temp to a degree. #3 enough volume so I can make a good sized batch. There is an aquarium heater in each and I have low heat in the shop, the weather in my area has been pretty cold this winter, not out of the ordinary but it makes it tough to keep the wash warm if it's not in the house and it is just a bit messy for the house so this new setup is perfect. This batch is birdwatchers on the left and more birdwatchers on the right

[Slow & Steady]

Are those 30 gallon fermentors?

S&S

[OlympicMtDoo]

24 gallon

[Slow & Steady]

Wow... you can do some serious fermenting with those!

S&S

[NcHooch]

Cold there? .....why the insulation?

[rtalbigr]

Cold there? .....why the insulation?

Ya same question. I have found that the larger the fermenter there is less surface area for cooling. The yeast generate a lot of heat. Sometimes enough to stall the ferment if the heat doesn't have someplace to go.

Big R

[OlympicMtDoo]

Well I've been fighting cold all winter and having month long fermints because of it, now I can keep the temp at 85F, hell I had snow every morning 2 weeks ago. The blankets will come off in the summer of coarse but for winter around here it's the only solution. When the weather forecast says snow in the higher elevations, that means me. OMD

[Bushman]

Let us know what the differences are in your fermentation with the same recipe, my birdwatchers takes anywhere from 3 weeks to a month and I do them in 6 gallon containers with a controlled temp in a downstairs bathroom at 28 C.

[OlympicMtDoo]

Will do Bushman, I heat the house with wood ONLY, so in the winter at night with the stove closed down on low to keep a fire all night it can get a little cold at times, makes it hard to keep a good constant temp in my wash even in the house. I have these two barrels at 85F steady, started them together Monday the 26th, we'll see how long it takes.

[rtalbigr]

I live in the South OMD, what's snow?

Big R

[OlympicMtDoo]

I live in the South OMD, what's snow?

Big R

It's that white cold stuff that belongs up in the mountains but often times likes to come down a bit lower just to make my life miserable, the "S" word as my oldest daughter calls it. Our 6 weeks of summer is on it's way though

[rtalbigr]

LOL!

Big R