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Moving to an apartment soon and going to an electric set-up, just want to get a feel for the different methods people are using to handle the moisture.
I'm hoping I can get away with a window fan, as I have no range hood.

I tried the window fan but the results were not good. I got a range hood from Costco and vent it out my spare bedroom window. There are a couple of pics in this thread http://www.brewnosers.org/forums/viewto ... c&start=75" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I also still have the exhaust fan at the end of the thread if you are interested in that, it doesn't have a hood but I have a stainless bbq cover I was gonna use for it.

I picked up a cheap(ish) inline duct fan for my setup. It works great - zero humidity inside on brew day. I brewed inside once before I had the fan and it was horrible..the basement looked like I was in the jungle.

LiverDance wrote:I tried the window fan but the results were not good. I got a range hood from Costco and vent it out my spare bedroom window. There are a couple of pics in this thread http://www.brewnosers.org/forums/viewto ... c&start=75" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I also still have the exhaust fan at the end of the thread if you are interested in that, it doesn't have a hood but I have a stainless bbq cover I was gonna use for it.

I may be interested in that fan, bit early to tell what I'm going to need yet, does it plug in the wall?

Not at the moment but you could easily add the plug to it.

Just open the door or windows during the boil to let the steam out. Even on cold winter days the heat from the boiling pot keeps the room warm enough. That's what I do anyway and find it works well.

I brewed inside without ventilation for a winter. Didn't enjoy wiping condensation off the roof. That was with two fans, one blowing in one window and another blowing out the other.

I'm gonna man up and just blew outdoors, however I will be investing in some sort of canopy.

My kitchen has a patio door that opens to the outside and I leave that open, If you were opening windows, they might need to be large windows maybe.

I hooked up an inline fan from home depot to a 6" piece of flexible duct work. It works like a charm not one bit of added humidity.

I brewed quite a few batches on the stove last winter, without any ventilation. It was pretty bad and steamy, but opening the window or the front door helped.