Suddy
Well-Known Member
I have a edwords haus ale in the swamp cooler right now. I checked the temp this morn and it was at 57 degrees. I am using safale us-05. Is this temp to low? Is my yeast going to do dormant or die out at this temp?
I would just pour a pitcher of hot tap water into the swamp cooler. Or carefully add a few pints of boiling water to bring the temp up to the low sixties.
naw...not necessary. assuming its the 'wet t-shirt around the primary in a tub of water' type cooler, just remove the t-shirt.
heating up the water in the cooler only heats that water. it still evaporates and cools the primary, and it would take probably 10-12 hours to see that warmer water affect the 5+ gallons of wort.
remove the t-shirt and it won't be evaporating much, and the heat from fermentation will kick up the temp a few degrees.
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