Guest guest Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 thats a great idea... I'll have to look into that. I've been using a standard heating blanket to warm my Kombuchas; I fold it in thirds and wrap it around all three containers I have. I agree that it does make a big difference in activity, however my version is much more difficult to maintain a steady temperature with... it fluctuates a great deal. D > > Hello all. I'm new to the group, happy to have found it! > > Now that it's Winter in the Northern Hemisphere (although it's in the 50's > in NYC), I recently did some research into the types of heaters used in and > around the kombucha jar while it is brewing. I found many on various sites > that are used for the same purpose in brewing beer and a few that were > supposedly designed just for kombucha (but they seem to be the same as the > beer version). > > So I bought what I believe to be the best and cheapest heater for the > size. I found on a list somewhere that someone was using a waterbed heater > under their bottles and it worked really well. I found someone on Ebay > selling a large waterbed heater for $45, it's a thin mat that measures about > 12 " x 24 " . So I bought it and have been using it for about 1 week. The > difference is astounding! My cultures are much more active than before I > started using the heater. The waterbed heaters also have a thermostat, which > many of the other brewing-specific models lacked. And unlike those smaller > heaters that only hold one or a few jars, mine can hold up to eight 1 gallon > jars. > > I have been monitoring the temperature of my brewing kombucha and am able > to hold it at 84 degrees fahrenheit. Today some of my jars are ready to be > drawn off, so I will be starting from zero to really see what the difference > will be in time and in the finished product. I'll report back when I have > more news. > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Thanks, this is exactly what I need. Sal " So I bought what I believe to be the best and cheapest heater for the size. I found on a list somewhere that someone was using a waterbed heater under their bottles and it worked really well. I found someone on Ebay selling a large waterbed heater for $45, it's a thin mat that measures about 12 " x 24 " . So I bought it and have been using it for about 1 week. The difference is astounding! My cultures are much more active than before I started using the heater. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Here's the link to the Ebay waterbed heater if anyone is interested in getting one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem & ih=020 & sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT\ & viewitem= & item=300063882710 & rd=1 & rd=1 It came in two days, but the seller and I are both in NYC. As an update, the new KT I put on it two days ago already has a baby that is over 1/16 " thick. Much faster production than just leaving them at room temp. faceless@... wrote: Thanks, this is exactly what I need. Sal " So I bought what I believe to be the best and cheapest heater for the size. I found on a list somewhere that someone was using a waterbed heater under their bottles and it worked really well. I found someone on Ebay selling a large waterbed heater for $45, it's a thin mat that measures about 12 " x 24 " . So I bought it and have been using it for about 1 week. The difference is astounding! My cultures are much more active than before I started using the heater. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 I'm in NYC too so hope to receive it just as fast. Thanks, Sal Re: brewing heaters Here's the link to the Ebay waterbed heater if anyone is interested in getting one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem & ih=020 & sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT\ & viewitem= & item=300063882710 & rd=1 & rd=1 It came in two days, but the seller and I are both in NYC. As an update, the new KT I put on it two days ago already has a baby that is over 1/16 " thick. Much faster production than just leaving them at room temp. faceless@... wrote: Thanks, this is exactly what I need. Sal " So I bought what I believe to be the best and cheapest heater for the size. I found on a list somewhere that someone was using a waterbed heater under their bottles and it worked really well. I found someone on Ebay selling a large waterbed heater for $45, it's a thin mat that measures about 12 " x 24 " . So I bought it and have been using it for about 1 week. The difference is astounding! My cultures are much more active than before I started using the heater. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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