Denny's 1450 at 68?

Hello,

Great Forum! I am brewing a holiday/spiced ale for Christmas. I am using Wyeast 1450. I've read Denny and others talk about fermenting at 62ish and then raising the temp. I have a swamp cooler and I cannot get the temperature below 68. How will this affect my beer?

Also attached is a pic of my swamp cooler. Am I doing something wrong? I was hoping for more than a 2-4 degree drop in temperature.

Thanks!

Jason

what is the humidity like there? evaporative coolers dont work very well when the humidity is too high.

It's in my bedroom. We run the AC at 74-75ish. I live in Georgia, so outside humidity is always ridiculous. Inside, it feels comfortable.

I scrounged a dorm fridge that fits a carboy once I pulled the panel off of the door, with a johnson controller I can maintain my target temps no problem now, before that with the AZ heat brewing in the summer was quite difficult. 118° outside and comfortable a/c inside is 80-85° fermenting at 65-68° was quite an undertaking!

I've used 1450 a few times and like it best at 68. When it's lower 60's it gets sluggish I thought.