PaulTheGhost
Well-Known Member
I have an altbier in the primary right now (OG 1.056). Pitched on Wednesday (3/30) morning.
Strong krausen at 9 am the next day.
Using White Labs German Ale/Kolsch WLP029 with a 1 L starter.
Ferm temp for the first day was mid 60's (64-68) but when I came home from work on Thursday at 3:30, the ambient temp in my ferm room was 72! (We just got hit by a random heat wave). I submerged both of my fermenters in large tubs, filled the tubs with water, and wrapped the fermenters in old t shirts with a fan blowing on them. Temp of the water is around 62-64, ambient temp still around 71-72. I don't have a carboy thermometer, but I'm going to try to get a couple today (the stick-on kind) so I can know better what the temp of the beer is (theoretically it should be the same as the water, right?)
Didn't look at the Krausen before the ambient temp went up, but I took a peek today and it's CLOUDY! I've never seen that before. I'm a little worried that the heat had something to do with it. Should I be worried?
Here's a few pictures:
http://i.imgur.com/1ucfS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UJc5H.jpg
There was a lot of trub when I poured into the ale pail, could it just be the krausen lifting the protein up out of the beer?
Also I can't take a hydrometer reading because I broke mine last night. ;_;
Strong krausen at 9 am the next day.
Using White Labs German Ale/Kolsch WLP029 with a 1 L starter.
Ferm temp for the first day was mid 60's (64-68) but when I came home from work on Thursday at 3:30, the ambient temp in my ferm room was 72! (We just got hit by a random heat wave). I submerged both of my fermenters in large tubs, filled the tubs with water, and wrapped the fermenters in old t shirts with a fan blowing on them. Temp of the water is around 62-64, ambient temp still around 71-72. I don't have a carboy thermometer, but I'm going to try to get a couple today (the stick-on kind) so I can know better what the temp of the beer is (theoretically it should be the same as the water, right?)
Didn't look at the Krausen before the ambient temp went up, but I took a peek today and it's CLOUDY! I've never seen that before. I'm a little worried that the heat had something to do with it. Should I be worried?
Here's a few pictures:
http://i.imgur.com/1ucfS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UJc5H.jpg
There was a lot of trub when I poured into the ale pail, could it just be the krausen lifting the protein up out of the beer?
Also I can't take a hydrometer reading because I broke mine last night. ;_;