Ike
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Hi all! I'm currently living in Arizona but it looks like my wife's educational plans will have us moving to the Boise area relatively soon.
BIG QUESTION: I'm coming from some pretty serious heat: even in the winter, temps here are warm. So, up to this point, all my plans for fermentation temperature control involved aggressive cooling. NOW, given the move to a much cooler climate, I can see my needs are going to be shifting.
SO, how do you all do your brewing, specifically with regard to temperature control? Do you find brewing in your garage/basement keeps temperatures pretty much where you need them, or did you build a chamber? If so, is heating or cooling the more common need in Boise? I understand that it will depend on whether or not the chamber is in the house, garage, basement, or outdoors. Also, I'll mention that I'm generally an ale guy at the moment, so my targets are usually in the mid-60s. I'm just trying to adjust my thought processes. In reality, I guess I'm glad we found out we'd be moving before I busted my hump building a cooling-only chamber.
Thanks!
Ike
BIG QUESTION: I'm coming from some pretty serious heat: even in the winter, temps here are warm. So, up to this point, all my plans for fermentation temperature control involved aggressive cooling. NOW, given the move to a much cooler climate, I can see my needs are going to be shifting.
SO, how do you all do your brewing, specifically with regard to temperature control? Do you find brewing in your garage/basement keeps temperatures pretty much where you need them, or did you build a chamber? If so, is heating or cooling the more common need in Boise? I understand that it will depend on whether or not the chamber is in the house, garage, basement, or outdoors. Also, I'll mention that I'm generally an ale guy at the moment, so my targets are usually in the mid-60s. I'm just trying to adjust my thought processes. In reality, I guess I'm glad we found out we'd be moving before I busted my hump building a cooling-only chamber.
Thanks!
Ike