Ok, I brewed pale ale Saturday night. It has been fermenting fine since. Lots of airlock bubbling the first few days, now has slowed down to almost nothing. Seems normal so far.
Since I pitched the yeast, I put the fermenter in the swamp cooler and have maintained the temp of the swamp water to be in the mid 60's. I have a towel wrapped around it that is dipped in the water.
My question is, can anyone guesstimate the internal temp? I don't have a thermometer in the fermenter. Will it be in the mid 60's? Will it be cooler? Should I worry or remove the towel?
I have just been reading that this technique will make it cooler inside then the swamp water temp.
Since I pitched the yeast, I put the fermenter in the swamp cooler and have maintained the temp of the swamp water to be in the mid 60's. I have a towel wrapped around it that is dipped in the water.
My question is, can anyone guesstimate the internal temp? I don't have a thermometer in the fermenter. Will it be in the mid 60's? Will it be cooler? Should I worry or remove the towel?
I have just been reading that this technique will make it cooler inside then the swamp water temp.