Greetings to all the experienced tempeh making users here on forum. A lot of information available. I want to get into making my own tempeh, too and I'm looking around for any ideas to make myself an incubator.
Actually I'm trying a water bath with an aquarium water thermostat, will see how it turns out, but the current solution is really just a temporary experimental emergency. I've found it's possible to use a plastic bucket, a styren box, an icebox, a microwave and possibly even a dehydrator (I have one 9-tray Excalibur myself). Obviously with the water bath method there's going to be more moisture in the incubator compared to the other methods using different ways for heating (a bulb, a heating pad etc.). So if possible, I would like to know, whether the result is going to be pretty much the same regardless of the chosen method and if there's any more risk of a spoilage with the water bath because of the moisture, as long as it's a real problem. Thanks for any insight/info.