The concern is that the fermentation temperature will rise too much and this will put the yeast under stress which will generate undesirable flavours in the finished beer. Some mention it's a quality product that works as required, while others say that the quality is poor and doesn't produce anywhere near enough heat. In my setup it is indispensable, I have talked before about how important temperature control is so if you find you need some help keeping your home brew at a good temperature range a fermenter heater such as a heat mat or a brew belt may be an inexpensive way to do it. Generally, it is advised to place the belt lower down the fermenter to provide more heat and higher up the vessel for less heat.

The belt should not be left plugged in for more than 8 days in a row, and the must or wort temperature should be monitored daily. I use the fermenter belt with a temperature controller so it cycles on and off and keeps my home brew within a few degrees either side of my target temperature. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Regardless of the type of heat pad you use, it's crucial to monitor the temperature of your brew regularly to ensure that it stays within the desired range.These items are usually delivered within 24 hours, but this can vary (anywhere up to 10 working days), and is unfortunately beyond our control. An electric warming belt designed to wrap around most primary or secondary fermenters, the Brew Belt is not recommended for use with glass carboy fermenters. To be honest, I don't run my brew belt with temperature control and keeping a steady fermentation temperature can be a bit hit and miss depending on the temperature fluctuations in the brewery.

I have a reprile heating pad and a timer plug which can swith on and off at pre programmed intervals. If you're a home brewer making wine, beer or cider and you are looking for an easy way to maintain the brewing temperature of your fermentation, a heat belt heater is an excellent choice. This rubber covered brew belt is safe to plug in and leave on to keep your brew going at the right temperature if the conditions are otherwise too cold for your brew to ferment.This is due to the consistent and gentle heat provided by the heating belt, which aids in the fermentation process. You really want to keep your fermentation temperatures as stable as possible, so it'll all require some dialing in. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Heat belts or Brew Belts are similarly energy efficient like heat pads but are designed to wrap around the fermenter and provide heat along the length of the belt.

I've got a master plan to use my old chest freezer (whats not plugged in) in the garage and put a thermostat inside it and I've also put a tropical heat pad around the inside wall to bring the heat to the required temperature! The superb design also allows it to fit around a pressure barrel to aid the start of the secondary fermentation. Perfect if you need to keep your brew in a spare room, garage of cellar where the temperature is less than idea for brewing.If you need your culture by a certain date please contact us and let us know and we will do the best we can do accomodate. This is a heating belt that goes around your keg or other fermenters to keep it warm so your yeast ferments at its preferred temperature. The real difference between brew belts and heat pads are that you position the heat belt up or down the fermenting vessel allowing some degree of temperature control.