7/17/2009 -- Is a 5 gallon carboy big enough to secondary ferment a 5 gallon batch of beer?

7/29/2008 -- I live in Columbus Ohio and i've read everything about making Mead and it look like you have to keep in always at a certain temp, that being said can i keep the Carboy with the mead fermenting down in my cool basement or do i have to seek a room that stays mildly hot or what?

1/26/2008 -- I live about an hour (if traffic is good) from the address on your website. Do you have an actual store or is everything here based solely online?

10/7/2007 -- I have 33 gallons of wine must to keep above 54. My set up is in an unheated garage. Would one heat pad work to bring the must temp up into the 60s? I have a sheet over the plastic tub and think the yeast will put out heat if I can get the temp up into the 60's. I was thinking of taping the pad to the side. My brother thinks I need two pads taped to the side of the tub.

2/26/2007 -- I live in Ireland, and our voltage is 240 volts. Can I get a brew heat matt to suite.

2/7/2007 -- I recently bought one of the brew pads to make first wine kit. Does anyone know what the maximum temperature that brew pad raises to?. According to the description it raises the juice 10-15 degrees. Right now my juice is at 76 degrees and really dont want to raise it anymore. but then again I dont want to mess the temps either.. thanks

1/6/2007 -- what are the dimensions of the heating pad? Thanks!

1/6/2007 -- I recently purchased the brew heat pad. I set it up right away. Should the pad be warm to the touch if it is working properly?

4/27/2006 -- I don't have a question, rather a comment. This heating pad is incredible. I started making wine 2 years ago and I purchased 3 of these. I have made 26 kits to date and I have used these heating pads for everyone one of them, during primary and secondary fermentation. I use them for plastic buckets and the carboys. Very good product.

2/14/2006 -- I asked the question about the rheostat. I tried it and it does work. I can now control the heat output of the pad.

2/4/2006 -- With this heater pad, is it ok to use a rheostat with it? A rheostat is a dimmer switch which I bought at Home Depot. I want to be able to control the temperature of the pad

11/28/2005 -- I just bought a heat belt and when I got it home, the instructions said not to attache it to a glass carboy and even some of the glass carboys say not to apply heat, as it may cause the glass to crack. Is it safe to use your pad type heater.

10/29/2005 -- Will this Heating Pad work with a plastic bucket that has a lip on the bottom? This is what I use for my primary fermenter. If you don't think it will work, any suggestions? The room I ferment in get down to 55 - 60 deg. in the winter.

5/16/2005 -- i am new to this, and i have seen and heard of people using plastic buckets for final fermentation, their purpose for doing this is so they can attach a spigot to the bucket for bottling, is this ok to do or is glass the better choice? thanx again and i find that you question and answer part of the site to be very helpful

3/13/2005 -- I'm just getting started brewing and I had a question. As a primary fermenter which is better, plastic bucket, plastic carboy or glass carboy. Then for secondary fermentation, plastic carboy or glass carboy?

2/14/2005 -- My house is usually pretty cold where I would be holding the beer (60-64 degrees). Is that an okay ambient temperature for most lagers.

2/8/2005 -- Does a brew cooler pad exist?

1/30/2005 -- I recently bought this product and it works well in heating the fermenter up, but sometimes too well as my temperature gets too high. I have been turning this off and on, causing a roughly 8 degrees fluctuation in my fermentation temperature. Is that going to be a problem for the taste of the final beer?

2/8/2004 -- It appears there is no adjustable thermostatic control for this unit? Is temperature control reliable with this device? I live in a cold house in snow country where temperatures swing widely from day to night, sunshine to cloudiness.

2/2/2004 -- Can you use this heater on top of a wooden table or bench. How hot does the outside of the pad get

1/19/2004 -- i understand the need to maintain a 65 to 75 degress range during primary fermentation but is it also neccessary during the clarification stage in the glass carboy?

12/19/2003 -- I am having trouble keeping the temp in the room I am making wine between 70 and 75 degrees as specified in the wine kit I have. I live in Colorado and often the temp at night dips way down, and in the day it can get quite warm. I am not around at all times to adjust the thermastat. Could I solve this problem by wrapping the carboy with an electric blanket or something of the sort? Any suggestions? . . .

11/20/2003 -- Can your Brew Heater Pad be used on a plastic carboy?

10/23/2003 -- I noticed most of the malt extract brew kits are 5 gallon batches. Will a 5 gallon carboy be sufficient for fermentation, or will I need a 6 gallon carboy to allow for foaming? Thanks, I'm new to this.