Brewing my Brass Knuckles IPA today. Should call is Brass Monkey. Its 13° out. Good test for my yoga mat MT cozy. After 40 minutes it’s only lost 2°, but I started 2° high so all good.
Ground water is 43° so my IC ought to work well lol
I hope there are some holes in that MT cozy for you to put your hands in to keep warm!
+1. Those are the beers you really appreciate, the ones you sacrificed for. 
Brrrrrr! Yep, gonna be a chilly brew this weekend. I may break down and get a little heater for the garage.
Any recommendations?
Anybody ever use those dish type models?
The Blichmann of little garage heaters: Woodworking Hand & Power Tools & Accessories - Lee Valley Tools
that looks sweet, might have to get one for the garage/brewery as it’s getting quite chilly!
we had a couple of the dish type at a PC clone company I worked at. They only heat things with moisture in them, not air so you have to stay in front of them to stay warm. They worked well but they aren’t “space” heaters but do work well to warm people.
My solution to those really cold brew days is a walk-out basement workshop and remote BBQ Smoker thermometer. I work inside while the burners sit outside. ;D
Paul
I woke up to -15 degrees here in Denver. Doesn’t bother me though as my brewery is in the basement. ;D
I’m surviving so far. This is my first batch since my Ward Lab results and all the great intel I’ve gotten from you guys. Mash and sparge pH were right on the money. I did however over estimate the dead space in my new 60 qt MT, and probably over estimated my absorption, cuz I had a gallon extra second running. All good, I’ll just do a boil down and add it before my late additions.
I’ll be brewing Saturday morning in the garage - forecast of a balmy 73df ;D
Cool! Thanks for the link. It has been forwarded on to acquisitions.
I really like the idea of having it on the ceiling.
brewing Saturday myself. forcast is calling for a high of 43 with morning rain 
mayhaps I’ll re-schedule for Sunday, a balmy 46 and sunny!
Maybe 20 Saturday. Thinking of a small batch BIAB to make things easy. Mash indoors for warmth!
High got up to 77 here today
I’m doing the first batch on the new brewery on Sunday. High of 27F, probably going to snow. I’ll be huddling by the burners for warmth!
I won’t be brewing anytime soon it’s -13 and doesn’t sound like it’s going to warm up for quite a few days.
Let us know how the new system works out! Myself, no brewing but I’m bottling a dubbel from a keg, kegging a gingerbread stout, adding the bourbon soaked oak to half an imperial stout and bottling the chocolate raspberry port wine…all done inside as it’s low single digits here in the Denver area.
I’ll be brewing in my kitchen on Saturday with complete control over the temperature. I shall postpone christening the new pot and burner until warmer weather.
As far as garage heaters, I’ve never found anything electric to be effective and I never want to run the propane heater as then I need to vent the garage and let the cold in. Of course, my garage is detached, 100 years old, uninsulated and when I’ve needed to heat it I have been laying on the slab working under a car. You can blow hot air under the car, but you’d have to do so for a loooooong time to warm up all that cold steel.
Here’s what you need: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kero-Sun-Radiant-36-Kerosene-Heater-w-Removable-Tank-w-BOX-MANUAL-LIKE-NEW-/291030078339
Or better yet, something like this: http://www.sears.com/dayton-3ve55-heater-torpedo-lp/p-SPM6784593905?prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3
It’s 24F out and sleeting so I’m not going to the office. It’s a good day to brew the annual refill for my lambic solera. I can do the long turbid mash inside in the kitchen but I’ll have to trek out to the detatched garage to run the turkey fryer. I’ll open the bay door and sit in my car with some coffee and work. Or maybe I will build a snow assistant brewer.
20 degrees. 6 in. of snow so far and still coming down. Power flickering.