Comments on: Swamp Cooler MAGIC!

By: First Batch... Hope to cheer up my lack of faith - Home Brew Forums

First Batch... Hope to cheer up my lack of faith - Home Brew Forums — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:49:25 +0000

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By: New to brewing need a Cooling setup for Sydney - Home Brew Forums

New to brewing need a Cooling setup for Sydney - Home Brew Forums — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:01:59 +0000

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too hot to brew - Home Brew Forums — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:13:04 +0000

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By: Fermentation Temperature - Home Brew Forums

Fermentation Temperature - Home Brew Forums — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:52:17 +0000

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By: Home Brewing In The Summer | Brew Dudes

Home Brewing In The Summer | Brew Dudes — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:32:06 +0000

[...] those of us without a fermentation fridge there are a couple alternatives. A cheap option is the swamp cooler. A swamp cooler is simply a tub or container large enough for your fermentor to sit in with a [...]

By: Munich Helles Recipe | Brew Dudes

Munich Helles Recipe | Brew Dudes — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:18:29 +0000

[...] it at 32 to 34 degrees for a month or 2. I would need a fridge for that…or maybe a swamp cooler rig. [...]

By: John

John — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:45:12 +0000

I think I have a concept for lagering in my basement in the winter.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:02:32 +0000

Aaron:
Great question about being below ambient. My garage was pushing 80F-85F yesterday. So I am about 15F below the ambient.
I had glass carboy that was full of water sitting in the back corner when I started. The strip on the side was about 72F. But that was after several cooler rainy days. Saturday was a brisk 62F here. The carboy was also sitting on the concrete slab so I am sure that acts as a pretty good heat sink. I think that I may need to start rotating more ice bottles in an out as its starting to get warmer out. We’ll see what the temp of the cooler is when I get home today.

John:
Now I’ll definately get those pics up later tonight. I think you can get pretty cold but it requires rotating more and more ice/frozen matter through the system. If you were to use a ice and water combo I am sure you could get it close to 40F. But you’d really be winding through the ice, and you’d need to drain off water quite frequently. You are only limited to how cold you can get (AND MAINTAIN) the ice water. Maybe even adding some salt to the water would help get the temp even lower.
What do you think?

By: John

John — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:22:27 +0000

Can’t wait to see the photos of this set up. How low do you think you could get the temperature?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:07:54 +0000

How hot is it in your garage? I’m curious just how much lower than ambient it’s getting.