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Originally Posted by Jim P.R.
A buddy of mine at work is into home brewing. He told me about Beer fermenter heat belts. They wrap around the fermenter jug to keep it above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. I'm thinking this winter of getting a few along with thermo cubes and wrapping the Basjoos as normal but running the belt along the pseudo stems on top of a first layer of burlap.
Any thoughts? I'm certain it's been done before.
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The beer fermenter heat belts I've seen are meant to go one time around a 5 or 6 gallon carboy (about the size of a 5 gallon bucket). A better option, if you really want to go down this route, might be the heating cable meant to keep plumbing pipes from bursting (one example:
Frost King 6 ft. Electric Water Pipe Heat Cable-HC6A - The Home Depot ). I've used this (or one like it) on my pipes when I lived in a colder climate. It has a thermostat that turns the cable on when the sensor drops below freezing, rather than being always on like a string Christmas lights.