I am a very strong proponent of ferm temp control making better beer. To exhibit my devotion to that aspect of brewing, I offer the following:
The recent weather changes caught me by surprise and I found myself with my APA creeping into dangerous territory. I have been spoiled by the cooler temps all winter in the house and have put off putting my ferm chamber back into action (it functions as 2nd refrigerator in the winter).
I found my APA fermenting at 70 deg and creeping towards 72 and new I had to do something... Thus began toting the 6.5 gal carboy down a flight of stairs and placing it in the fridge for a 2 hr sit to drop 4 deg, then back up to the sanitary ferm home upstairs. I had to make a second trip yesterday afternoon and anticipate a third today. After tha, I figure I'll let it finish at warmer if it wants to.
I hope my beer rewards me when it's all grown up... we'll see.
The recent weather changes caught me by surprise and I found myself with my APA creeping into dangerous territory. I have been spoiled by the cooler temps all winter in the house and have put off putting my ferm chamber back into action (it functions as 2nd refrigerator in the winter).
I found my APA fermenting at 70 deg and creeping towards 72 and new I had to do something... Thus began toting the 6.5 gal carboy down a flight of stairs and placing it in the fridge for a 2 hr sit to drop 4 deg, then back up to the sanitary ferm home upstairs. I had to make a second trip yesterday afternoon and anticipate a third today. After tha, I figure I'll let it finish at warmer if it wants to.
I hope my beer rewards me when it's all grown up... we'll see.