hcashew

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Hey there,

So I began finally brewing with a controlled temperature, ala refrigeration.

Last night, I find out the hard way that I didnt have enough ice at cooldown time. Its OK, i let it sit in my fridge/freezer for a couple hours and by 2 hours it was at 75-80 and fine to pitch the yeast.

I locked it tight and put on the airlock and went to bed.

When I awoke, the wort was still quite warm!

Now Ill deal with the refrigeration problem, but has my wort been damaged being warm for so long?

THANKS.

PS This is a great Dunkelweizen recipe!

badbrew

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That's a lot of energy needed. You probably over worked the compressor. I hate to say it, but if that fridge has/had food in it, then it is probably the worst environment possible for bacteria. I bet it will be o.k. though anyway.

I just run the bath tub to half full, sit the pot in it and come back in 45 minutes.

edit: I reread your op and now I'm confused. Was it at pitching temp when you put it in the fridge?

GoHawks

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Are you seeing any evidence of fermentation? If it was too warm you could have killed the yeast upon pitching.