I am doing my first AG over the next week or so. I decided to do a Harpoon Summer clone and purchased a AG kit from Austin Homebrew Supply and the instructions were not clear on fermentation temps.
The grain bill is 7.75 lbs of pilsner malt and 1.5 of wheat. The yeast is the Wyeast American Ale #1056.
The instructions talk about pitching when wort is below 80 degrees and then to ferment for 5-7 days and then move to secondary for another 5-7 days. Since they don't have any temps to ferment at, I assume that means room temp, or typical Ale temps.
But what is throwing me off is that where most of my grain is pilsner, it makes me thing I should be fermenting at lower temps.
Also while it does not say to do so, would a yeast starter be recommended?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
The grain bill is 7.75 lbs of pilsner malt and 1.5 of wheat. The yeast is the Wyeast American Ale #1056.
The instructions talk about pitching when wort is below 80 degrees and then to ferment for 5-7 days and then move to secondary for another 5-7 days. Since they don't have any temps to ferment at, I assume that means room temp, or typical Ale temps.
But what is throwing me off is that where most of my grain is pilsner, it makes me thing I should be fermenting at lower temps.
Also while it does not say to do so, would a yeast starter be recommended?
Any help is greatly appreciated!