I have brewed my second beer - porter this time around - and am trying to decide where to store it for the next 3 weeks. I have a number of areas in the house that maintain a steady temperature of 69-70F all day, but have been reading this might be a bit high considering the wort will warm up during the fermentation process. My other choices are a closet that keeps considerably cooler during the winter months at ~64F or just outside the closet near the door where it's ~67F due to a gap in the closet door.
My concern is that I have no regulation over the cooler closet temperature as it depends on outside conditions. I don't expect much fluctuation considering it is winter here, though. Is it better for me to store the fermentation bucket in the closet at the lower temperature but not have much control over what happens or in another closet that will be a stead 69-70F for the entire fermentation?
My concern is that I have no regulation over the cooler closet temperature as it depends on outside conditions. I don't expect much fluctuation considering it is winter here, though. Is it better for me to store the fermentation bucket in the closet at the lower temperature but not have much control over what happens or in another closet that will be a stead 69-70F for the entire fermentation?