Homebrew Finds: Heating Mat, for maintaining fermentation temps

Monday, October 29, 2012

Heating Mat, for maintaining fermentation temps - $16.97, Record Low Price

For many of us, cooler temperatures are on the way. You may need a boost to keep fermentation and/or serving temperatures up.

I use a reptile heating mat in my fermentation deep freeze when I need to warm the space up a bit. Think of these as heating pads that are designed to operate constantly.

The medium size Zoo Med Reptile Mat just dropped down to $16.97. That's a record low Amazon price. The large Mat just dropped down to $19.99. That's just 21 cents off a record low.

According to Zoo Med's website this medium mat uses 16 Watts. The mat I'm using is 9 Watts and it has no trouble raising my fermentation deep freeze by several degrees.

Zoo Med ReptiTherm® Under Tank Heater, Medium - $16.97 + Free Shipping with $25 order

If you want more heating power, a large mat is available. According to Zoo Med's website that mat uses 24 Watts.

Zoo Med ReptiTherm® Under Tank Heater, Large - $19.99 + Free Shipping with $25 order

If you need a temperature controller to run the whole deal, consider this Top Find:

This is a dual stage temperature controller. You can control both a cooling and heating source with this. At around $60 shipped, this is better deal than many of the single stage controllers on the market. More Info

Control Products TC-9102D-HV Dual Stage Temp Controller - $59.24 Shipped!