MurderMittenBrewing
Well-Known Member
Yes, another "did I screw up my beer" thread... sorry, and thanks in advance!
Last night I brewed what looks to be a tasty American Red Ale. Because of the temp of my cold water I was only able to get the wort to about 78 with my wort chiller. I pitched the yeast (Wyeast 1056) despite being a few degrees high, assuming the relatively cooler air temperature would bring the wort into proper ale fermenting territory.
Fermentation was well under way at 12 hours and 24 hours after pitching the temp was right around 76, with krausen all the way to the top of my 6 gal carboy. I took the carboy and moved it a few feet into my laundry sink, which I proceeded to fill with cold water and ice. This got the temp down to about 68.
So, will a day between 76-78 to terrible things to my beer? Was it wrong of my to move it to the sink to lower the temp, or should I have done it sooner?
Last night I brewed what looks to be a tasty American Red Ale. Because of the temp of my cold water I was only able to get the wort to about 78 with my wort chiller. I pitched the yeast (Wyeast 1056) despite being a few degrees high, assuming the relatively cooler air temperature would bring the wort into proper ale fermenting territory.
Fermentation was well under way at 12 hours and 24 hours after pitching the temp was right around 76, with krausen all the way to the top of my 6 gal carboy. I took the carboy and moved it a few feet into my laundry sink, which I proceeded to fill with cold water and ice. This got the temp down to about 68.
So, will a day between 76-78 to terrible things to my beer? Was it wrong of my to move it to the sink to lower the temp, or should I have done it sooner?