>>Hi guys[color=blue][color=green]
>>
>>I'm very new to brewing and will be starting my first batch soon....I
>>want to lay my hands on a heater as the fermentation will be done in my
>>shed and it is pretty cold out there at the moment! What I don't want
>>to do however is waste money on heating the garden as well as the
>>beer....does anyone have any recommendations for insulating the
>>fermentation bucket against heat loss ???
>>Thanks[/color]
>
> Bubble wrap, saved from parcel deliveries. Or if you have electricity
> in your shed, invest in a thermostatically controlled heater from a
> home brew shop for your fermenter - they aren't expensive.
>
> Incidentally, you don't necessarily have to ferment where you brew.
> I brew in my garden shed, but once it has cooled to pitching
> temperature, I carry the beer into the house to ferment - in my small
> upstairs computer room as it happens;[/color]

Sounds good to me, combine 2 hobbies in the one room. You're an animal after
my own heart ;)


I usually have a 5 gallon keg of[color=blue]
> beer ready to drink, at least one other keg of maturing beer and a
> further 5 gallons fermenting, all within reach of my keyboard.
> Luxury!!!!!!!!
>
> Regards
>
> KGB
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