Hello everyone.
I am new to this hobby, but I am looking forward to getting started. I do have a concern regarding room temperature. We live in South Carolina, and do not use air conditioning during the summertime (just oscillating fans in the rooms and an attic fan at night). Our house is a very old 2 story frame house with 10 foot ceilings, so cooling with the central air is just too costly to justify. Our downstairs rooms are usually around 80 degrees during the daytime. Is it possible to make wine if the house is this warm, and if not, does anyone have any ideas on how to correct for this situation? I could put a window unit in the room that the wine will ferment in, but I would prefer to find a cheaper solution to the problem. Thanks for the help.
Jim Hudson
I am new to this hobby, but I am looking forward to getting started. I do have a concern regarding room temperature. We live in South Carolina, and do not use air conditioning during the summertime (just oscillating fans in the rooms and an attic fan at night). Our house is a very old 2 story frame house with 10 foot ceilings, so cooling with the central air is just too costly to justify. Our downstairs rooms are usually around 80 degrees during the daytime. Is it possible to make wine if the house is this warm, and if not, does anyone have any ideas on how to correct for this situation? I could put a window unit in the room that the wine will ferment in, but I would prefer to find a cheaper solution to the problem. Thanks for the help.
Jim Hudson