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Coporadio
2025-08-15 10:04:34
Practical warmer now new works perfect fits my fermentation pot
Luke M
2025-08-09 13:59:52
I'm using this as a heat wrap for brewing kombucha and it works great. Just set a temp and forget it. It consistently keeps my fermentor (I use a 3gal glass jar) within about a degree of set temp which is usually about 8 -10 degrees over room temp in my house. This was a must going into winter and it kept me in the zone even when the house gets chilly. I've checked it against multiple thermometers and mine runs accurate enough for my needs (about +/- 1 degree F).
Paul D.
2025-07-23 13:01:18
Have made three batches of wine. Keeps temp close to target at all time.
Wardan
2025-04-26 12:15:31
My 2 gal. glass kombucha vessel is small enough to place in my house in a combined water heater and HVAC closet to help keep temperature of fermenting liquid close to the ideal 78-81 degrees for brewing. However, that vessel is now being used by my SCOBY hotel.So I bought a 4.7 gal. hammered glass vessel with nowhere in the house to keep it at proper brewing temp since the weather turned "cold" in late fall/early winter here in Southern California. The vessel is too large to fit in the HVAC/water heater closet. I turn the thermostat to our central HVAC down at night to at least 68, then up to 74 or 75 degrees during the day/evening. The is not warm enough to raise the temperature of my fermenting kombucha, which has been consistently 68-71 degrees day and night no matter how warm I heat the house to (as high as 76-77, but normally 74-75. Wrapping a heavy blanket around the vessel seemed to only keep the ambient temperature of the room out/away from the vessel.So I bought this Kenley Fermentation Carboy Heater with Thermostat - Kombucha Heating Kit and hooked it up yesterday evening. What a Godsend! I have the thermostat set at 80 degrees and while the temp on the thermostat fluctuates 1 to 1.5 to 2 degrees, it's keeping the adhesive strip thermometer on the outside of the glass in a very acceptable range of 78-80 degrees! Just what I wanted/needed. This is worth every penny I paid. My SCOBY has "taken off" in less than 24 hours!
Joe
2025-03-23 13:48:25
I was hesitant to try this, but am pretty happy with it. I am considering getting another one. I ferment beer and wine in my garage in Alaska, and to save heating costs I keep the heat low in my garage. This has really helped me keep carboy temps consistent. The temperature controller seems to lag a bit on shutting off the heat, I suggest setting it about 2 degrees cooler than you want. Yesterday I put an old fleece jacket over the carboy with the heater and sensor under it, this seems to do better, but the carboy temp is still a degree or two over what I have set. This seems consistent and is easy to compensate for.The only real complaint I have is the rubber bands that came with it to wrap around and secure the heater to a carboy sucked and I threw them away almost immediately. I have been using duct take to keep the heater on a carboy.
Brad Tomson
2025-03-20 10:56:25
Easy to use. Keeps fermenter at consistent temperature. Seems well made.
Andrew Newman
2025-03-10 15:51:53
I was concerned that this fermentation heater would be too small for my 8 gallon fermenter. It's only 32 inches long and only wraps 2/3 of the way around my vessel. My house is kept at a "meat locker-like" 58 degrees (F) most of the time and I have the need to maintain a fermenting liquid at 80 degrees (F). This unit accomplishes that effortlessly. The actual temperature swing is no more than 1.3 degrees (F) and it's dead easy to use.
Warren Markon
2024-12-10 13:35:11
The positive is that the actual carboy heater works nicely and, so far, has done a nice job. However, the thermostat went out after just 8 days of use. It went completely dead with no warning anything was wrong. Also, it's accuracy was off. We had it set for 83 degrees which heated my kombucha brew to 79.5 degrees which was verified by using a digital kitchen thermometer in the brew to test the temperature. The unit would also run and show that it was more like 84 degrees despite being set for 83. I chose not to try to return the defective thermostat since this came as a set, and I would have had to remove the carboy heater and risk losing my 3 gallons of kombucha brew. Fortunately, I had a 10 year old heat mat thermostat hooked up to heat a one gallon jar of kombucha that I took in order to save my larger batch. I went ahead and ordered another brand heat mat thermostat which I will use as soon as it arrives. Bottom line, the carboy heater is so far working fine, but the thermostat was a dud.
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