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Where to put heat mat in fermentation chamber?

Hey,

I've finally bit the bullet and I've gotten a proper fermentation temperature control system.

I've got a fridge that's big enough to put my fermentation bucket in, an inkbird, and after reading several posts on here I've decided to use a heating mat to raise the temp if needed.

However... My question may sound a bit stupid but I was wondering where to put the heating mat?

My initial thought was directly under the bucket but I'm thinking that may be too hot, having the bucket directly in contact with the mat? Is strapping it on a side wall a good idea, or would that make transferring heat to the bucket too slow? What's everyone's preferred way of doing it?

TIA for your answers

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u/Charles-Baudelaire — 2 days ago
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Cascade Pale Ale recipe critique/suggestions

Hi,

I'm a newer brewer with only two brews under my belt.

For my next brew, I wanted to do something fairly simple with what I have on hand, and decided on a very classic Cascade pale ale. I've decided to take inspiration from the official sierra nevada pale ale recipe ( https://sierranevada.com/blog/our-beer/pale-ale-homebrew-recipe#recipe-jump), and tweak it a little bit as I don't have these exact ingredients on hand (no hop cones, only pellets) . I've also opted to cut back on early hop additions for less bitterness, and add some dry hopping for more hop flavour.

As I am new I am not super confident on my recipe, so thought I'd enquire with more experienced brewers, especially regarding hop scheduling. I only have 100g of 8.1% AA Cascade pellets.

Here's the recipe I have come up with:

Batch size: 20L

4.1kg pale ale malt

200gr Caramalt 40-60 EBC

Mash @ 67°C for 1 hr

Mash out 75 degrees for 10 mins

60 mins boil with the following hop schedule:

-10g @ 60mins

-25g @ 15mins

-30g hop stand @ 80°C for 15 mins

And dry hop with the remaining 35g for a few days towards the end of fermentation. Fermented with lallemand house ale yeast as that's way I have on hand too. Should be fairly neutral.

Thoughts?

u/Charles-Baudelaire — 3 days ago