Pitched yeast with temp too high??

dbreienrk1 · Jan 20, 2010

I had a horrible day of brewing...I transferred my semi cool wort to the primary and I picked up my hydrometer to take a reading and...smash! Broken glass all over the floor. So in my pissed off state I didn't take a temperature reading and pitched the wort. I'm guessing it was somewhere around 85 degrees. Is that too high?

matt415 · Jan 20, 2010

yes. get it down as quickly as possible. for most yeast you should ferment near 68 degrees.

rmullins · Jan 20, 2010

What type of yeast/strain was it? Might not have been too high to shock the yeast. If the yeast do start up you could have a lot of foaming and might need a blowoff tube

WIP · Jan 20, 2010

85* isn't too high. Just let it be.

dbreienrk1 · Jan 20, 2010

Thanks for the replies...I put it on the garage floor in about 64 degree temps

Tilldeath · Jan 20, 2010

dbreienrk1 said:
Thanks for the replies...I put it on the garage floor in about 64 degree temps

Just a heads up, don't leave it in the garage too long, there can be some wild temp swings from day to night in the garage. Other than that my money is on the fact your fine. Just be a little more careful next time and until then RDWHAHB.

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