Comments on: Regulating Fermentation Temperatures http://seanterrill.com/2009/05/20/regulating-fermentation-temperatures/ What the world needs now is blog, sweet blog. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:12:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marc http://seanterrill.com/2009/05/20/regulating-fermentation-temperatures/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Marc Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:12:41 +0000 http://seanterrill.com/?p=761#comment-224 Hi Sean, I too struggle with regulating fermentation temps during the summer and recently tried improving on the swamp cooling method. Instead of covering the carboy in a cotton t-shirt I substituted an old runners shirt made from wicking fabric (like CoolMax). The fabric seems to evaporate the water quicker than cotton. I'm able to maintain between 68-70 degrees with the ambient air being at 77. Not bad. I've also thought about using some wool felt but haven't gotten around to it yet. Have you ever experimented with different fabrics to see what provides the best evaporation efficiency? Cheers! Hi Sean,
I too struggle with regulating fermentation temps during the summer and recently tried improving on the swamp cooling method. Instead of covering the carboy in a cotton t-shirt I substituted an old runners shirt made from wicking fabric (like CoolMax). The fabric seems to evaporate the water quicker than cotton. I’m able to maintain between 68-70 degrees with the ambient air being at 77. Not bad. I’ve also thought about using some wool felt but haven’t gotten around to it yet.

Have you ever experimented with different fabrics to see what provides the best evaporation efficiency?

Cheers!

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