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amistad2
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3 years 9 months ago #4781 by amistad2

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Hi Guys,

Just did a first brew yesterday (16/07) in a Guten 40L of Gash's Robobrew Pale Ale. Final OG was 1.045, a bit lower than the expected 1.050 but still workable I reckon.

The problem comes in the fermenting fridge, I expected to use a small bar fridge at its lowest setting, but the ambient temp of the fridge interior dropped more than I expected to 9C, way lower than the 19C target. To fix this I suppose the option is to leave it inside the fridge turned off hoping for the ambient Melbourne winter temp to cool it (outside temp goes at 7-14 in my area) or to buy a Temp controller with a heating band.

Is there any suggestions to what I should do? Also is my yeast (safale US-05) still intact after I cooled it too much, currently turning off the fridge to not shock the yeast and get the temp up slowly.

Thanks for any help/ suggestion!

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3 years 8 months ago #4786 by Finnroo

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Hello amistad2. So the first thing is your OG and thats fine just need to work on your sparging next time. No worries there.
Secondly yep you hit the nail on the head, buy a temp controller and a heat belt. Its exactly what you need to do. Its minimal expense and well worth the money.
Your yeast should kick off again as it warms up and finish the job. For now maybe buy a heat belt or pad and get it going and for your next brew look at getting the temp controller connected.
Ill try and post a couple of Gashs videos on the subject. Cheers mate

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3 years 8 months ago #4787 by Finnroo

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3 years 8 months ago #4788 by amistad2

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Cheers mate, decided to get the temp controller and heat belt from Keg King yesterday. Works out fine!

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3 years 8 months ago #4790 by Finnroo

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Excellent, Cheers

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