LaurieGator
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I made a batch of all-grain ale and put it into my primary (6 gallon glass carboy) on Monday. I have been monitoring the room temp and it seemed to get a bit high for my comfort (73 - 74F) so I decided to give my first beer lots of love and wrap him in a towel in the bathtub with a fountain pump to recirculate the water over the neck of the carboy. (I also added algeacide to the tub water to keep from growing any unwanted critters between water changes in the bathtub.)
I figured there would likely be some unwanted fermentation by-products with the higher temps. I am planning on keeping the carboy in the tub for 3 weeks then bottling (no secondary planned). Will this help to "mellow" this batch out a little bit?
About how much temp difference will the improvised water jacket buy? My water in the tub is about 70F. I will also start freezing some 1/2 gallon milk jugs filled with water when I free up some space in the freezer...
So far, no worries. The beer has a nice foam on top and it seems very happy with the airlock bubbling away. It is still hard not to want to stir it daily like I do with my mead... The instructions said to leave it alone in the dark and that is what I am going to do...
I figured there would likely be some unwanted fermentation by-products with the higher temps. I am planning on keeping the carboy in the tub for 3 weeks then bottling (no secondary planned). Will this help to "mellow" this batch out a little bit?
About how much temp difference will the improvised water jacket buy? My water in the tub is about 70F. I will also start freezing some 1/2 gallon milk jugs filled with water when I free up some space in the freezer...
So far, no worries. The beer has a nice foam on top and it seems very happy with the airlock bubbling away. It is still hard not to want to stir it daily like I do with my mead... The instructions said to leave it alone in the dark and that is what I am going to do...