IanIanBoBian
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I made my first 5 gallon batch last night with my new brewer's best kit. I did everything the directions said and cooled to wort to 70 degrees, added luke warm water to the 5 gallon mark and pitched the yeast. I put it in the upstars closet and stuck my liquid crystal themometer on the side of the fermentor (plastic bucket). I went back to check the temperature a little bit later and it was at 80 degrees! I was worried and confused since my house isn't that warm, so I put my empty carboy in there too with the liquid crystal thermometer and the closet is at like 68 degrees. The airlock was bubbling away this morning after only like 8 hours in the fermentor, so i'm assuming it's fine. The temperature has dropped to the mid 70s. So is heat produced as a by product of fermentation or did I screw something up? Should I be going for 68 degrees in the fermentor or 68 degrees for the room it is in? Thanks!