Hey all!
Im fairly new to brewing and I have a question about controlling ferm temps. I usually ferment my beers in a glass carboy, but since I live in FL, its hard to keep the beers down to the temps that they need to be. Usually I look for beers that can be in the mid 70's but I have heard of other ways to keep it cool. I don't have a lot of space to get a fridge/ freezer setup and I have heard people say on this forum tha tyou can just sit it in a bath tub with a couple 2 liters of ice, and replace those daily/ every 12 hours or so.
My question is, is this a good way of controlling the temps? Seems like there would be some variation in temp thru the day. Are there other cheap ways to control the ferm temps for a problem like this? Or will I need to keep doing higher temp ferms until I can get a chest freezer to control the temp better?
Thanks for any advice!