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Chaz · **Posted:** Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:40 pm

You can build your own Fermwrap for under $10 each.

MNHazmat · **Posted:** Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:04 pm

Henning1966 wrote:

I like this Idea more. http://www.chicompany.net/index.php?mai ... cts_id=593

I've been using those for a year and love them.

scotchpine · **Posted:** Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:59 am

MNHazmat wrote:

Henning1966 wrote:

I like this Idea more. http://www.chicompany.net/index.php?mai ... cts_id=593

I've been using those for a year and love them.

"Flame retardent infection moulded polycarbonate" WTF?

animaldoc · **Joined:** Sat May 23, 2009 5:59 pm **Posts:** 250

And soon enough you won't be able to find incandescent bulbs.

Quin · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:05 am

Brandon wrote:

Brewdouche wrote:

Quin wrote:

You could also put the light in an enclosure so that you just get the heat from the bulb like this guy. http://brewstands.com/fermentation-heater.html

THAT, looks dangerous. I have done enough elecrical work to know that an un-grounded lamp cord in a metal can that can...
"bring the temp up from 58 to 68. and it only took a couple hours with a 60 watt bulb " site quoted
is asking for a fire or just a bit less bad, a tripped breaker on the fridge.

If I were doing the "bulb in a can" thing I dont think I'd go over a 25watt bulb.

I was thinking the same thing. That plan is so unsafe. Why not just use a heatwrap in the enclosure?

You could always use a grounded cord, and a tripped breaker would be possible with any auxiliary heat source. I've been using a drop light with a 50W bulb for four years; no problems...

PastNastification · **Joined:** Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:20 pm **Posts:** 16

All good ideas. Thanx, gentlemen.

Yeah, the light bulb in a paint can made me shudder a bit. Then I started looking at what I have set up and noticed it is not too different....but mine is plugged through the temp controller which is plugged into a gfi outlet. Still...

I'm gonna look into the ceramic heater idea. Probably a little more sturdy than a light bulb anyway.

biertourist · **Joined:** Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:31 am **Posts:** 150

An old waterbed heater wrapped around a carboy works great and is cheap as chips, too.

Adam

Incandescent light bad for beer?

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