Warmer Weather is Here... Secondary Temps?

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jalgayer

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I will get right to the point:

For an extract-ale brewer, what is the ideal temperature to age at after fermentation winds down (regardless of if its in the primary or secondary)?

A range is fine... I know each beer is different, but I have come to see that most ales do best when primary fermentation is in the 65-69 range. Of course some a little higher and some lower...

It is looking like I am going to have a closet ~71-75F and a basement ~63F-66F
 
Im not a professional so take my advise with a grain of salt if you'd like, but I dont believe temp control is AS important in secondary. Yes, there might still be a little bit of active yeast but it wont be actively fermenting so not as big a deal. I keep mine at room temp while in secondary. 70-72 deg.
 

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