Seeking Advice on Mead Fermentation Temperature Control

[marcosandrew]

Hello Everyone,

I am literally new to making mead and have been experimenting with different recipes. One challenge I have encountered is controlling the fermentation temperature, mainly as the weather gets warmer. I have noticed that variations in temperature can affect the taste and quality of the final product.

Do anyone has any tips or tricks for maintaining a consistent fermentation temperature? I have heard about using temperature-controlled fermentation chambers or even just placing the fermenter in a cooler environment, but I am not sure which approach is best.

Also, how do you manage temperature fluctuations during the fermentation process ? Do certain yeast strains handle temperature changes better than others ?

Any suggestion or insights will be helpul for me.

Thank you in advance.

(Marcos)

 

[darigoni]

Hello Everyone,

I am literally new to making mead and have been experimenting with different recipes. One challenge I have encountered is controlling the fermentation temperature, mainly as the weather gets warmer. I have noticed that variations in temperature can affect the taste and quality of the final product.

Do anyone has any tips or tricks for maintaining a consistent fermentation temperature? I have heard about using temperature-controlled fermentation chambers or even just placing the fermenter in a cooler environment, but I am not sure which approach is best.

Also, how do you manage temperature fluctuations during the fermentation process ? Do certain yeast strains handle temperature changes better than others ?

Any suggestion or insights will be helpful for me.

Thank you in advance.

(Marcos)

It depends on how much you ferment and what resources you have.

1. Basements are usually cooler, but a lot of houses in the USA do not have them. I would put my bucket on my basement stairs and depending on where I located it (on the stairs) I could raise and lower the temp.

2. You could also try a "swamp cooler". It's where you put your bucket in a shallow pail of water, then drape a towel around it. The towel will wick the water up and evaporation will keep it cooler.

3. Buy a used/new chest freezer. Then look into buying a temperature controller (Inkbird is one brand). I did this for a couple of years and it worked very nicely.