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You don't have to insulate the whole building -- you can just insulate the
carboys. I'd expect that to be a lot smaller task. I suppose you could wrap
them in something like a hot water heater blanket, or perhaps build a box
out of plywood big enough to hold them and insulate the box.

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"Dick Heckman" > wrote in message:
> I've heard earlier that most of the SO2 should have blown off during
> primary, that's why I said it that way. I haven't added any since. The
> carboys are inside a building that is closed most of the time and
> particularly at night but no additional insulation at this time. I've
> measured must temperature once and it was around 71. They sit on a
> concrete floor and I could raise them on wood blocks which would
> insulate them from that contact and if necessary add insulation but that
> wouldn't be too easy.



 
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