Homemade brew belt?

[tolbers1]

Has anybody ever tried to make a brew belt. I have made everything I use to distill and am pretty proud of that. After seeing they cost 20 or 30 a piece, I want to continue my trend. I have three 5 gal ferments going st a time so 100 bucks to keep temp is not doable. Any ideas are gladly accepted. Thanks again

[T-Pee]

Two words: Electric blankets.

Wrap and secure with bungees.

tp

[Prairiepiss]

Heating pad.
Insulated box with a lightbulb in it. Or a space heater pointed into it.

Many times just wrapping it up in a regular blanket. Is all that's needed. When its colder. I pitch the yeast at a higher temp. Around 90 to 95 deg f. Then I wrap it up in a blanket. When the yeast start working. That make their own heat. And keeps it at a good temp. Long enough to finish the ferment. Then cools off to clear. All on its own.

[googe]

I tried grass clippings once, put the fermenter in a big tub, put clippings around it, worked pretty good apart from grass everywhere lol. the thermal energy from.mater is pretty amazing how warm it gets.

[bellybuster]

Cardboard box and a light bulb, doesn't get any cheaper than that.

[Stainless dude]

Insulation is a great thing, I insulated my fermentors and also cover them with a old comforter. Fish tank heater are a cheap way to go for extra heat if you need it...

[T-Pee]

Insulation is a great thing...

I think so too. That's why my fermenters are 10 gallon water coolers from Home Depot.

tp

[hitek redneck]

Old water bed heaters that you might be able to get your hands on for free work.. even comes with a temp adjust and everything.

[T-Pee]

Old water bed heaters that you might be able to get your hands on for free work.. even comes with a temp adjust and everything.

If you do, get one with a digital controller. We lost a house back in '93 due to an analog controller that failed at 3am.
Lost the best hunting retriever on the planet at the time.

tp

[hitek redneck]

Sad to hear T-pee, but solid advice.

[tolbers1]

Great ideas guys. Thanks for all the great ideas.

[five_slow]

If you get your hands on gortex like a snow jacket those work good too. Nylon sleeping bags with gortex are amazing at keeping temp.