Ok so I wanted to make a wheat beer and the kit came with an ale yeast. However the beer I am brewing depends on the weather where I am because I just keep it in the garage (only a few degrees warmer than outside) in barrels of water to help stabilize the temp. So as a last minute decision I bought premium Lager yeast to replace the ale yeast as the weather was suppose to be quite cold the next couple weeks. I made it last night and thought it would be colder but the water temp in the barrels is around 18C/64F and actual temp inside the fermenter is probably just a bit warmer due to the activity of the fermenting. Is there any way to save it? only thing I can think of is dumping ice in the water but that will get exhausting and constantly fluctuate the temp quite a bit, wont that stress out the yeast and give off flavors?. Will the beer turn out like crap if it just stays at a consistent 18c/64F??? or do I need to try and cool it down all the time? any suggestions?
I feel like I am right in between Lager/ale temps. Should I have just used the Ale and tried to keep it warmer?
I feel like I am right in between Lager/ale temps. Should I have just used the Ale and tried to keep it warmer?