Take 2 Teaspoons of Cement

After a day, Mark moved the brew close to the water heater on Monday. Last night he moved it upstairs to the living quarters, since the temperature had dropped to 20C very close to when the yeast stops doing its thing!

Hopefully it will all be okay, but we have some ideas for the cold months of brewing.

• Choose the brew and yeast that works better in colder climates
• Get to work on a brew warming cupboard.

We will be looking at the first option this coming weekend when we start another batch. For this, we will need Dave’s expertise at Dave’s Home Brew.

The second option will take a few weeks to put together, but I have already started the design. Essentially This will be a wooden box lined with an insulator or air gap. I’ve decided not to make this part, and concentrate on the electronics. Inside the box will be a couple of 40-100W lamps and a temperature sensor controlled by a microcontroller. Keep an eye on the main Scriptforge site, as I will post design and construction details there. The box idea came from an old family friend who made his own brew that I remember when I was a wee lad. I have added a controller to it.

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