Wrap Around Kombucha Heater Belt | Propagate Pro Brewing and Fermentation Heat Mat Warmer | Keeps Your SCOBY Happy and Productive with Stickon Thermometer

Bought to keep my sourdough starter warm in the winter. Seems to do a great job!

Have been using this for my batch of Kombucha and has given me good temperatures ranging from 75-82F which is perfect for fermenting Kombucha. Really useful and easy to use.

This heater has kept a consistent temperature for my kombucha for weeks. Was not expensive, but works great and has been dependable. On my third batch of kombucha with great success.

I recommend this heat strip for Kombucha or Kim Chi fermenters, it does exactly what it says, it seems very safe to use for days at a time, and it's not a bad price. It keeps my 1/2 G kombucha jars an even 74 degrees in my cool kitchen cabinet. I wrap the strip loosely around 2 half-gallon jars on the backside of the cabinet and it delivers a consistent low heat to both containers.I bought another more expensive heating strip that gave off a stronger heat, and it was difficult to regulate the temperature of my liquids or keep them from overheating (a lot) without the perfect physical arrangement of towels and clothespins for insulation. This heating strip is insulated so it doesn't overheat around the container or when coiled on itself. The other product melted after a few days of being coiled on itself and I threw it out. I don't think I'll have that problem this time.

Easy to use and does its jobs. Supports the production of delicious kombucha.

The wrap does not extend very far and did not fit the jug I brew in. Making it more adjustable would be easy. I used some chord wrapped around to make it functional. The thermometer strips are not very precise and the controls are really cheap and hard the gauge. You have to keep an eye on it. I ordered other thermometer strips and they register a few degrees different. Sometimes 1 sometimes 2. The strip sometimes feels a bit alarmingly warm, but it doesn't wrap all the way around, so I guess it's stronger heat in some places and less in others evening out to something sort of in the range my kombucha wants. I would prefer something I could trust a bit more, but this has got me through the winter when our house is generally between 60 and 67 degrees.

Just after recieving the product, the owner of the company sent me a nice email explaining the use of the wrap around heater as well as some background about it's development specificly for Kombucha home brew. It was nice to see artisans making a product to help others in this craft.The area where I have the Kombucha is very cold, about 50 degrees F. So I was very concerned about keeping the Kombucha warm enough to activate and maintain the fermentation process. It's been in use for about a week and a constant 81 degrees with only an occasional dip to 79 degrees one time when it got to the mid 40s. However, I wrapped a blanket around the heater and underneath the jar, and the temp has maintained around 81 degrees each time I have checked it.The system is simple, and comes with a stick on thermometer so you can constantly monitor the temp. Two thick rubber bands to keep the heater in contact with the surface of the glass jar are also included.So far no it has worked perfectly and the dedication and attention by the owners of the company and their dedication to the Kombucha brewing craft is appreciated and shows in the usefulness of the product. As soon as I get the hang of the fermintation process and make multiple batches at the same time, I will be getting some more of these "Easy Heezy" heaters.

I bought the 2 pack so I could brew two 1 gallon jars of kombucha (btw can’t believe how easy it is to do!) I’m on batch 6 and 7 and these heaters have been perfect, they are good quality and I think they will last a long time. I put the brew bottles with heater (they fit perfectly around the bottle) in a cabinet in my basement. When the whether was warmer the temperature in my basement (in NH) was a pretty steady 70 and the bottles stabilized at 86 F. Now that it s little cooler in the basement (about 66 degrees) the bottles are now at about 82-83 F. So far I have not felt the need for temperature regulation - the 7 Watts they provide is just right for me. As winter sets in and it gets colder, I may have to insulate the cabinet a bit. Presently I ferment for about 10 days and so far so good - 😋