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Originally posted by groenspookasem View PostNovamarine in Paarden Island, quite out of the way, but nothing closer
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Their website still shows Beaconvale as the location, but they recently moved to MGThe Problem With The World Is That Everyone Is A Few Drinks Behind.!
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Hello All,
By way of update, today is 1 day short of two weeks since my APA went into the fermenter. Other than swopping to a blow-off hose then back to an airlock (once the initially craziness died down) I've not touched it. - The brew has been sitting at a steady 18 - 20 degrees throughout (my electricity bill is going to be huge because I've been running an oil heater in the room to maintain that temperature).
I took a reading today and I'm at the target FG (1.010). Tomorrow I will be cold crashing and the day after that, whilst still in the fridge, I will be adding some gelatin to help clear it.
Questions:
1. Given that I am at FG, is there any benefit in waiting until tomorrow (i.e. the full two weeks) to start cold crashing?
2. My cold crash fridge only goes as low as 3 degrees; is that sufficient?
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Cold crash should go as cold as possible. However, there's little benefit in waiting one extra day. I'd do it ASAP, even if just to save on power.
Also, buy yourself an STC-1000 controller and a single-bed electric blanket, or reptile heater. It's a bit daft to heat up an entire room just to keep a fermenter warm. You can also put the fermenter in a cooler box and add a few bottles of hot water around it to keep the temp up. Play around with it to find the right number of bottles and when to swap them to keep the temp up. I've done this quite successfully in the past.
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Originally posted by Toxxyc View Postbuy yourself an STC-1000 controller and a single-bed electric blanket, or reptile heater.
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I would actually suggest more than one upright fridge, second hand is fine, if you want to attempt lagers. Keep in mind lagering a beer takes weeks to months, so if you want to set your chamber to 2°C for 3 months that's fine, but just remember you can't ferment something at, say, 18°C in it during that time. Having more than one chamber fixes this problem. I'm actually considering trading out my tall upright fridge for two small ones for this exact reason. My fridge now can take two fermenters, which is great, but it sucks for the above reason.
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Originally posted by camsaway View PostPlease report back on price, and confirmation of while you wait service time - this will change me from 2 trips to NovaMarine as well.
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Originally posted by groenspookasem View PostR120 fill whilst you wait. Cash only. Its an hours drive one way for me...felt like the sign for paternoster was coming up. Too far, ill stick with Fas or novamarine
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