StarCityBrewMaster
Well-Known Member
I am going to be purchasing my kit this weekend so I'm trying to get a feel for the conditions in my house before I brew. I read a lot about people being concerned with fluctuating temps and understand this affects the fermentation process. Most of the concerns are regarding temps fluctuating to the high side - say 70 - 80 degrees. Mine on the other hand are concerns for the low side of the chart.
I have a basement in my house and just put a digital thermometer down there. The temp is still falling from when I set it there but looks like it is going to level off at 60-61 degrees. The temp outside is in the 20's right now and the winds are gusting to above 40mph which may be why my basement is that cold.
I don't have much room upstairs in my house but could maybe set a carboy or two in a closet. Upstairs we use a digital thermostat. Our room temp in the day is 70 degrees but from midnight to 5am we let the temp drop to 64 degrees to save on energy costs.
How much of a problem will this be with the fluctuating temps on the low side? What is too low? How will the low temps effect fermentation?
Thanks!
I have a basement in my house and just put a digital thermometer down there. The temp is still falling from when I set it there but looks like it is going to level off at 60-61 degrees. The temp outside is in the 20's right now and the winds are gusting to above 40mph which may be why my basement is that cold.
I don't have much room upstairs in my house but could maybe set a carboy or two in a closet. Upstairs we use a digital thermostat. Our room temp in the day is 70 degrees but from midnight to 5am we let the temp drop to 64 degrees to save on energy costs.
How much of a problem will this be with the fluctuating temps on the low side? What is too low? How will the low temps effect fermentation?
Thanks!