bernerbrau
Well-Known Member
It's August in Tennessee... daytime temps are in the high 90s and it gets down to 80 at night. I have AC in my apartment but I tend to leave it in the high 70s what with energy costs and all...
I'm brewing a batch of hard cider and I'm trying to get the fermentation temperature down below 70. I have the carboy in a half-full bathtub of cold water, and I dumped a whole pail of ice in there.
I'm reading about 72 with an outside stick-on thermometer; the inside is probably warmer!
The heat's also probably what's wreaking havoc on my bottled beer -- 4 weeks aging and I'm still getting off, PVC-type flavors!
More of a rant than anything. I'll probably buy a few gallon jugs and just fill them with water for freezing, then change them out twice a day...
I'm brewing a batch of hard cider and I'm trying to get the fermentation temperature down below 70. I have the carboy in a half-full bathtub of cold water, and I dumped a whole pail of ice in there.
I'm reading about 72 with an outside stick-on thermometer; the inside is probably warmer!
The heat's also probably what's wreaking havoc on my bottled beer -- 4 weeks aging and I'm still getting off, PVC-type flavors!
More of a rant than anything. I'll probably buy a few gallon jugs and just fill them with water for freezing, then change them out twice a day...