[COHO] Suggestions for a summer (warm weather) fermenting brew?

[J Shilling]

I have a chest freezer that seems the compressor went out.  It would work 
great for fermenting if you just threw some ice in there everyday.  It works 
well in the winter too with a heat lamp in it.  I will hold about 3 carboys. 
Anyone is welcome to it.  You just have to come get it in Culver.  Gimme a 
call if you want it. 815-9055

J

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Evan Clark" <epclark at cocc.edu>
To: "Central Oregon Homebrewers" <coho at lists.bendtel.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [COHO] Suggestions for a summer (warm weather) fermenting brew?


I don't have any warm weather recipes but I have been successful in 
controlling temperatures during the summer.  I've got two batches fermenting 
now, I've been able to keep them between 65 and 70 by freezing water in 
plastic soda bottles and placing them next to the carboys, them wrapping 
them all with insulating materials like heavy blankets.  The temperature in 
the house easily gets above 80 to 85 each day but the beer stays cold.
Two summers ago I made a cold box from two cardboard apple boxes from the 
grocery store.  On end they were just tall enough to fit a carboy with a 
slit cut out of the top to accommodate the fermentation lock.  The fruit 
boxes came with a great insulating pad that was used to keep the apples from 
bruising. I lined the box with these pads. In the mornings I would put a 
freezer block used for coolers on the shoulders of the carboy, night time 
was usually cool enough so I would refreeze the cooler block then.  Home 
Depot should have sheets of insulating material made from styrofoam in 
different thicknesses, this would also work well to line the box.
Good luck and keep on brewing!
Evan

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From: coho-bounces at lists.bendtel.net on behalf of Huntkng at aol.com
Sent: Tue 7/11/2006 4:45 PM
To: coho at lists.bendtel.net
Subject: [COHO] Suggestions for a summer (warm weather) fermenting brew?


Hello group,

I haven't got anything fermenting in my primary.  I hate that.  Any 
suggestions for a beer to brew that will do OK with 75-85 temperatures?  I 
don't have room for another fridge and the coolest spot I can find is still 
pretty warm.  I doubt that it will get any cooler through August so I might 
as well brew away.  I'm looking at putting it under the house but access is 
a pain. I'm thinking that whatever I start will be ready to sip while it is 
still warm so something like an IPA or pale ale would be fine.

Suggestions?  Recipes?

Thanks!
Bill

William (Bill) Herrick
PO Box 7499
Bend, OR 97708
Wk: (541) 318-8862
Fax: (541) 318-0083
e-mail: huntkng at aol.com



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