I am very (very!) new at home winemaking so I am trying to think ahead and prepare myself. I would like to make a recipe found on a book which ask to ferment at 65-70 degrees. Now, I live in Florida and is summer. Is there any way possible to achieve this temperature? How can I posibly do this? I tried making a kit wine which asked for 70-75 deg and had no problems (of course I had to keep my AC running all day). Can I use a wine cooler even if they only achieve 55-60 deg.? Do they usually run this cold?
Cooling during fermentation
Sep 20, 2004
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I asked a similar question here recently and got some good advice. I ended up putting the fermenter into a Rubbermaid box that was slightly large and surrounding it with blue ice twice a day. This kept the chard between 60-65 for the duration of the ferment.
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You can also put the fermenter into a tub of ice water and then drape a towel over and around the fermenter allowing the end of the towel to rest in the water. As water evaporates from the towel it cools the fermenter a few degrees more than just the cold water in the tub. A fan blowing cold air across this setup helps even more. Just keep changing your blue ice as the water warms.
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