oasisbliss
Well-Known Member
I am getting ready to brew an ipa and want to ferment at 68f since the ferment will add about 5-7 degrees should I make the ambient temp around 62ish for the first 5 days ?? Any input on this is appreciated.
I want to ferment at 68f , there is a 5-7f rise in heat due to fermentation. Should I set the chamber at 63f to compensate for the average rise of 5f ?
and onlly do this for the first 5 days or so or leave it that temp for the whold 2 weeks?
thanks -
M
moviebrain said:Take a chunk of styrofoam and sandwich the temp probe between the carboy/bucket and the foam, taping it down. Change the offset value from 6 degrees to 2 degrees and you will help smooth out the fermentation temp jumps.
It's not as good as a thermowell but better than measuring ambient.
Just remember that if you finish and go back to ambient to increase the offset to 6 degrees again.
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