A con of the brew belt is that the plastic sleeve which the element sits in can become brittle after time, the heat pads seem to be sturdier for use winter after winter. Our favorite part of this heating belt is that it was powerful enough to use stainless steel fermenters. Brewing Mate Heat Belt has a variable power output thermostat allowing you to dial in the exact fermentation temperature and keep the yeast healthy and thriving. Easy to Use: The heat belt heater is simple to use and requires no complicated setup or installation. To come up with our list of the best heat belts for homebrewing, we did some product testing with our most recent brews.

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Heater trays can also be used to stand a barrel or bottles on to keep the temperature up for the first few days of secondary fermentation, a 25 litre tray holds around 20 x 500ml PET plastic bottles at once.

This great heater belt for home brewing comes with a variable temperature dial control and is suitable for 1 gallon demijohns to 33 litre fermenters. Your brew will be much better if you can maintain a constant temperature instead of it going up and down. Brews can be harmed by getting too hot as well as too cold, so be sure to check on them, especially if the air temperature is regularly changing. Please note that if an airtight fit is required with a fermenting vessel, a suitable hole for the bored 1 gallon bung would need to be drilled.

Variable Temperature Dial Control

Better Brew heating pad- This heater pad is permanently on and gives off a constant warm gentle heat so it is important that regular checks should always be made to ensure that the correct temperature is being maintained. Any heating device has its limitations, if brewing in a very cold place such as in a shed or garage, often home brew heating devices will not be able to keep the liquid warm enough. Heat pads are made to take the weight of the fermenter complete with wort in it, so around 25-30 kgs. The TopBrewing™ heat belt is designed to be used during primary fermentation and to aid the start of secondary fermentation. Try not to let the brew get too hot either, too warm and it may ferment more quickly, but there is the risk of it creating off flavours and killing the yeast if it gets too warm above the temperature the yeast can tolerate.Improve the quality of your beer and wine whilst reducing fermentation time with this electric heat belt. Suitable particularly for glass demijohns and can be used in larger fermenting vessels such as our 25L vessel but is a little awkward to get the cable in/out.