Incandescent light bad for beer?

[Chaz]

You can build your own Fermwrap for under $10 each.

[MNHazmat]

I like this Idea more. http://www.chicompany.net/index.php?mai ... cts_id=593

I've been using those for a year and love them.

[scotchpine]

I like this Idea more. http://www.chicompany.net/index.php?mai ... cts_id=593

I've been using those for a year and love them.

"Flame retardent infection moulded polycarbonate" WTF?

[animaldoc]

And soon enough you won't be able to find incandescent bulbs.

[Quin]

You could also put the light in an enclosure so that you just get the heat from the bulb like this guy. http://brewstands.com/fermentation-heater.html

THAT, looks dangerous. I have done enough elecrical work to know that an un-grounded lamp cord in a metal can that can...
"bring the temp up from 58 to 68. and it only took a couple hours with a 60 watt bulb " site quoted
is asking for a fire or just a bit less bad, a tripped breaker on the fridge.

If I were doing the "bulb in a can" thing I dont think I'd go over a 25watt bulb.

I was thinking the same thing. That plan is so unsafe. Why not just use a heatwrap in the enclosure?

You could always use a grounded cord, and a tripped breaker would be possible with any auxiliary heat source. I've been using a drop light with a 50W bulb for four years; no problems...

[PastNastification]

All good ideas. Thanx, gentlemen.

Yeah, the light bulb in a paint can made me shudder a bit. Then I started looking at what I have set up and noticed it is not too different....but mine is plugged through the temp controller which is plugged into a gfi outlet. Still...

I'm gonna look into the ceramic heater idea. Probably a little more sturdy than a light bulb anyway.

[biertourist]

An old waterbed heater wrapped around a carboy works great and is cheap as chips, too.


Adam