Heating a fridge in cold shop...Will this work?

[toby]

Thanks for the info!

[majorvices]

That first link was just a quick google search and then I remembered that I used to buy from these guys. The price may be better.

12" THG Heat Tape

[scarper11 (Pinski)]

Do you not regulate temperature?

Even today, I use no attemperation during the cool months.  I have always fermented in an unfinished basement.  A basement does not change temperature rapidly.  I never used to brew during the warm months, so lack of attemperation was not a problem.  I used to start fermenting English-style ales in mid-September.  By November, my basement was cold enough to switch over to brewing hybrids.  Late December through February was lager time.  In March, I brewed hybrids.  By April, I was back to English-style ale, and if I brewed into late May, I would usually brew a five-gallon batch of American-style Wit with malted barely, malted wheat, Tettnanger kettle hops,  sweet orange peel, coriander, and BRY 96.  I enjoy brewing with the seasons even though I have a fermentation chamber today (cooling only).

Very cool, I would love to have the steady temperature benefits of a basement. In the Pacific NW, and specifically the Willamette Valley our seasons are pretty darn temperate so we don’t tend to get huge daily variation. While it gets “hot” in July & August, we don’t really have to worry about extended periods of freezing temps.  My 14 gallon conical ends up being my “seasonal” fermenter as it’s too big to fit into my fermentation chamber and I presently only have the ability to add heat for regulation purpose.