First Brew! Scared i might have messed up.

So i finished my first brew tonight, everything went well untill i pitched my yeast. I might have done it too early but i do see a few bubbles in the air lock. I think i might have put it in there at about 85-90 degrees, hopefully i didnt ruin them

A little hot for pitching but 85-90° won't hurt the yeast. Congratulations on your first brew!

thats good advice. try to keep your fermenter at about 68 degrees if you can. You're brewing an ale right?

yea its an ale, i got the AC goin in my appartment to keep the beer at about 70. Hopefully it turns out good ill let you guys know

I you want to drop the temp a few more degrees wrap a wet towel around the carboy.

you can get it to 65 which is always good!

Congrats! You will be fine. I have learned it takes a lot to mess up a batch.

its bubbleing away, thanks for the re-assurance now the hard part, waiting.

frankthetank0516 said:

its bubbleing away...

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Ooooh, yeasties doing what yeasties do best! Gratz on your first brew .

i tasted the hydrometer reading and it has potential

Whew... I just started my first brew (Summer Wheat) and pitched at 80. It seems like I should be ok after reading this. My apartment is running in the 70 degree range. Can I move my brew bucket into a bathtub of cool water now so it can stay cooler?

frankthetank0516 said:

its bubbleing away, thanks for the re-assurance now the hard part, waiting.

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next best thing to waiting.........starting another batch!

YnkBlu said:

Whew... I just started my first brew (Summer Wheat) and pitched at 80. It seems like I should be ok after reading this. My apartment is running in the 70 degree range. Can I move my brew bucket into a bathtub of cool water now so it can stay cooler?

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Yes you can do that but what i did was got
A large tupper ware tub and filled that 1/2 way up with water and took a towel and wrapped it around my carboy . And every once a day just made sure my towel stayed wet. It never gets over 68z. I also keep a small fan blowing on it .

Glad to have found this thread(just brewed my first batch), pitched my yeast in about 85 degrees and was a little worried about it. Now time to relax and wait for the magic to happen.

If it turns out you enjoy the hobby ( and drinking the beer ), you will probably be buying a wort chiller soon!
Saves tons of time.

bethlehembrewer said:

I have learned it takes a lot to mess up a batch.

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I have learned the opposite