Fermentation Heating Belt
For when your basement is too cold for the yeast to do their job.
≈ $25–$30price range
Most red wine yeasts want 70–75°F. If your basement runs colder than that — and most do, especially in winter — fermentation slows or stalls.
A heating belt wraps around the carboy or bucket and adds about 8–10°F. Plug it in, leave it. No thermostat needed for most uses, but pair it with the thermometer strip so you don't cook the wine.
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Saved Russ's first winter batch when the garage hit 58°F and the yeast went on strike.
Anyone fermenting in a cool basement, garage, or anywhere below ~68°F.
- Wraps 6.5-gal bucket or 6-gal carboy
- Adds ~8–10°F
- 120V plug, low wattage
- No thermostat
Goes well with
Fermentation$5–$6Stick-On Thermometer Strip
Slap it on the carboy. Read the temp. Done.
Fermentation$48–$556-Gallon Glass Carboy
The big jug. Where wine lives between fermentation and bottling.