Too Warm To Brew?

[SiHoltye]

I'm eventually going to get an ATC setup for my little swan fridge and use that as my fermenting room.

When using the ATC, is it best to put the probe in the fermenting wort or just the air in the fridge?

It is best to have it in the wort.

[Chiltern Brewer]

I made one of those fermentation chillers last year out of 50mm thick polystyrene sheets, a computer fan, a room thermostat and some heavy duty cardboard. The trouble was I started making it too late (June), I was on holiday in July and didn't get it finished until August by which time our Summer was over!

I used it once in September and it worked well enough. Over the Winter I have reinforced the fermentation chamber with cardboard and added extra insulation with foil backed bubble wrap. I've reinforced the outside too as I found I kept knocking bits off the polystyrene.

I am now ready to brew in a heatwave should I wish to do so.

[Parp]

I'm eventually going to get an ATC setup for my little swan fridge and use that as my fermenting room.

When using the ATC, is it best to put the probe in the fermenting wort or just the air in the fridge?

It is best to have it in the wort.

Cheers for the reply

Also, is this the best thing to do ?

Set the fridge on maximum cooling.
Set the ATC to come on when the temperature reaches 19degC.

[Earth Titan]

I've just checked my cellar and it's still a balmy 18c even after today. I've got a brew of Golden Glory in the FV and checking the thermometer it's only just crepping upto 19c with a heater in. .....jealous yet?

Will cross fingers to try to squeeze another brew in.

[arkadiuszmakarenko]

17.5c which is possibly too cold, but at the moment I can only manage a low tech solution... !

I would say it`s perfect for ale`s. The worst thing that can happen is less fruitiness (slightly more clean profile) in taste.

[Parp]

I'm enjoying this "cold snap" we're having here in the north-east