Better Brew Heat Pad

The Better Brew Heat Pad is a round, flat heater that sits under your fermenter and gently warms it from below. Use it to keep beer, wine or cider at a steady fermenting temperature when the room is too cold.

Key features

• Low-power 25W pad - cheap to leave running through fermentation
• About 30cm across, to sit under a standard fermenting bucket or keg
• Standard UK plug, double insulated
• Delivers heat evenly to the base of the vessel

Why use one

Yeast works best at a steady temperature. Better Brew beer kits, for example, should ferment at 20-25°C - below 20°C fermentation takes much longer. A pad stops a cold night from stalling your brew.

How to use

Place the pad on a flat surface, stand the fermenter on top and plug in. Check the temperature with a stick-on thermometer; if it runs too warm, switch off for a while or move the brew somewhere cooler.

Complete the set

• 25 Litre Fermentation Vessel with Tap - stands neatly on the pad
• Better Brew Digital Thermometer - keep an eye on the temperature
• Better Brew Heat Belt - wraps around the vessel instead
• Better Brew beer kits - a brew to put on it