Gonzobrews

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I just did my first brew last night which is an Irish Cream Ale from northern brewer. I woke up this morning to check it out and I was happy to see highly active bubbles from the airlock. I noticed though that it seemed just a little warm so I checked the temp on the carboy which read 77. I know that this is too warm but my question is with it only being the first few hours of the fermentation, now that I am getting it to the 65 degree range, will this damage the brew at all or dramatically? I assume not due to it has another 2 weeks in primary but would like to make sure. Thanks for the help.

GilSwillBasementBrews

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You could very well wind up with off flavors from the temp getting that high. Look into swamp coolers for future brews. Basically just stick your fermenter in a larger bucket/keg tub fill with water and regulate the temp by swapping out frozen water bottles a couple times per day.

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BWN

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How are you going to get it to lower temps?

Gonzobrews

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Thanks. I'll try this out and hope for the best. Glad I noticed sooner than later though.

Gonzobrews

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My initial idea was to put it into a room under my stairs that stays about 58 60 regular temp.

BWN

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That might work. Wort that is 77 degrees with no yeast would take a while to cool to 65. You may want to stick it in a swamp cooler without ice for twelve hours or so just to help displace the heat.