Ooompa Loompa
Well-Known Member
Okay, so we are having a hot summer in CO. I haven't brewed yet this summer not because of that but because I didn't have a job. Well I'm employed now, so I ordered ingredients for 3 batches of beer. I brewed the first one Thursday night. It was my Colorado Cream Ale except that I pitched Nottingham instead of Wyeast 1028. I put the carboy in a large bucket of water with an ice pack in my closet in my bedroom (coldest area in my condo) and put a wet towel over it. Pitching temp was around 72. I woke up this morning, changed out the ice packs,and checked the temp and it was still around 72. I knew that was a little warm, but I've brewed beers at that temp before and never had too many off flavors. Well it was a hot all day today, and when I got home from work tonight I went to see how it was doing, and the temp was all the way up to 78 So I switched out the ice pack, got the water on the towel cooler, and that was about all I could do. So the question is, how "off" do you think the flavors will be? A little bit of fruity esters I don't think would hurt this beer too much, but obviously I don't want them overpowering it.