TopBrewing™ Heat Belt Pro with Variable Adjustable Temperature Control ☆ Perfect for Brewing Fermenting Home Brew Beer Wine Cider and Kombucha ☆ Free Thermometer ☆

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This TopBrewing™ heater belt is suitable for 1 gallon demijohns to 33 litre fermenters. You can adjust the size by pulling the loop on the cable. Consistent Temperature Control giving a consistent temperature during the fermentation process is essential to producing high-quality homebrew. The heat belt heater is a simple and effective way to achieve this. The brew belt on the other hand has one side always exposed to the air and only heats at the level of which it is placed on the fermenter. The brew does circulate however due to the activity of the yeast. A con of the brew belt is that the plastic sleeve which the element sits in can become brittle after time, the heat pads seem to be sturdier for use winter after winter.

Heat Pads vs Heat Belts - The Brew Shed Heat Pads vs Heat Belts - The Brew Shed

Consider using a heater device in conjunction with a timer if needed, temperatures are often lower on a night so it may be sufficient to have the heater set to apply heat at night only if the brew is getting too warm with it on constantly, or perhaps 2 hours on, 2 hours off etc. All sizes and measurements are approximate but we do try to make sure that they are as accurate as possible. We've chosen to go belts over pads for the simplicity of adjusting the height of the belt on your fermenter to increase or decrease the heat transfer. With a pad, you're unable to do this, and may potentially cook your yeast turning your hard work into a giant bandaid. Heater trays can also be used to stand a barrel or bottles on to keep the temperature up for the first few days of secondary fermentation, a 25 litre tray holds around 20 x 500ml PET plastic bottles at once.This Better Brew heater belt is suitable for 1 gallon demijohns to 33 litre fermenters. You can adjust the size by either the toggle or by the Velcro lining. A great set-up is to use a heater pad in conjunction with a thermostat controller that controls the heater so it only comes on when needed and turns off when it is at the correct temperature, the heater and thermostatic controller here on this link below are ideal and are supplied complete with a temperature probe, helping you to keep your brew at just the right temperature: If you like to brew in small batches or if you’re also making wine or kombucha at home, this is perfect for smaller fermenters. It fits nicely around a 3.5-gallon fermenter, with a bit of room to spare. The wider width of this heating belt again provided more consistent heating throughout the fermenter. Our favorite part of this heating belt is that it was powerful enough to use stainless steel fermenters.

TopBrewing™ Heat Belt Pro with Variable Adjustable

Limitations - The Brew Belt is continually on, it has no thermostat or control and requires manually positioning at the right height to get the temperature of the brew where you want it.Returned goods remain responsibility of customer until received by us. You must take reasonable care when returning goods to ensure they are not damaged in transit. There are a few options and each has it's advantages and disadvantages, so here is a bit about each and when to use them; We have found that in the winter, it just takes longer for us to get full fermentation. So, we started researching options for warming our fermenter.