Best place for fermenting brew this week

[Scottl86]

Where is the best place for me to keep my FV if I start a brew this week? I have either a cupboard under the stairs, I can then insulate the FV with bubblewrap and blankets, Or is it best to put it in a water bath in the garage?

Any help would be greatly appreaciated

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[cheapbrew]

Whichever gives the temp best suited for the type of yeast you are using.

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi!
It depends on the ambient temperature under the stairs. If it is too cool for the yeast, you will need some form of heating and, of course, some means of temperature control.
The same goes for the water bath in the garage.

 

[blawford]

I have my second brew in the FV in my kitchen, which gets quite cold without heating during the day while I'm at work. Aquarium heater in a storage box with no insulation is keeping it at a steady 20c for a cost of about ��£13 (��£5 box from Wilkos, ��£8 heater from Amazon). Would recommend.

 

[Covrich]

For most Ale yeasts anywhere where you can keep and maintain a steady 18-20 would be ideal. 20-22 is Okay but 18-20 is better

 

[terrym]

Where is the best place for me to keep my FV if I start a brew this week? I have either a cupboard under the stairs, I can then insulate the FV with bubblewrap and blankets, Or is it best to put it in a water bath in the garage?

Any help would be greatly appreaciated

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Insulation only reduces the rate of heat loss. So if there is no heat generated in the insulated item then the temperature will fall, albeit more slowly than it would have done without the insulation. Yeast will initially produce some heat in the fermentation process but this will reduce to negligible when the activity dies down, say after a 2/3 days or so. So after this initial period the temperature will fall away until it reaches the surrounding room temperature.
If you are using an ale type yeast (rather than a lager yeast) then a water bath will maintain the temperature you require in your garage, just like mine is doing at present. :thumb:
Try this to set one up
How to Set up a Water Bath for your FV - The HomeBrew Forum