grizzlystate
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I am just throwing rookie questions at you guys today, thanks for the awesome answers! Anyways... I ran out of ice when trying to cool my wort down to 100 degrees (I used a whole bucket in my sink). I proceeded to try and just use a cold water bath by replacing the water with more cold water and so on. It didn't seem like it was going to go under 115-120 degrees, so me being the rookie I am figured if I added the wort to my carboy, that had 2 gallons of cold water, would cool it down faster than my water bath. I topped it off with more cold water to bring it to 5 gallons, but I'm still worried it may have been too warm when I later pitched the yeast. I read and most people said to not worry unless it was 100 or more... Is that true? And what are the side affects of adding the yeast between 85-95? I'm sure my beer isn't going to need to be drained but what could my mistake possibly cause? Learning process, either way I'm excited.