When you decide to take up a hobby like beer making there are a lot of things that you need to take into consideration.
Like most people we went and bought one of those” make your own beer” kits, and thought it would be a fun and easy thing to do.
That time wasn’t fact, pretty easy however the hobby has now escalated to the point where we make several hundreds of bottles at a time. The equipment involved is quite extensive and we are now considering putting up an extra building in the back just for this purpose. Now before you start thinking that we’re a bunch of alcoholics, I want you to know that we have a large group of friends who all enjoy the beer making process as well. One of the things we have to consider in the new building is the HVAC system because the temperature as well as humidity level in the space where you are brewing can completely change the outcome if you’re not careful. We never knew until we got into the scientific basis of brewing, how different yeasts require different temperatures in order to develop the alcohol in the final product. Well I’m at your beer is in the fermentation process if the yeast gets stressed it will not develop properly and you will have a failed batch. Not only is this a disappointment it is a huge waste of time and money because the entire process takes weeks to complete. Because the building is not attached to our house we had to go with a ductless HVAC unit that would not only air condition the building and summertime but provide heat in the winter. The building is also located in the middle of a field so we are able to take advantage of solar power to run the unit.
