re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II

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opinion needed:
going to brew up a new beer tomorrow. I installed a thermister in my closet (where i put my fermenter) to monitor the tmperature. currently the closet is ~66 degrees. I've read a couple places that enviroment temperature may be too high since the fermentation would be up to 10 degrees higher.

my first thought would be to fill an ice chest with water and put the carboy in it to kind of regulate the temperature better. I don't have a old/spare fridge to use.

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you can use a swamp cooler like you said.

but i have had plenty ofr great beers ferment inside my house of 69-75 durring the summer when im out of rrom in my fermentation chamber.

IMO with hoe the temp is, just leave it in your garage or outside ( covered with a blanket or something to protect it from light. ) It will be fine. Why type of beer/yeast. a few styles need temp control.