yeast activation in cool room
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Sounds like Lager time. Nottingham is good to 59F and if you put the fermenter in a cardboard box, the heat of fermentation will keep the temperature up. Pitch it around 75F to get a good growth stage.
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Man, you're lucky and you don't even know it! You're sitting on a cellar, my friend! You can do all kinds of delicious lagers! Kolsch is an ale strain but will work very well at 55. Also, you've got great temps for aging more complex beers/wines. For beer, keep your bottles somewhere a bit warmer (~65-70) for a week or two, then condition it for the long haul at 55.
boo boo
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A few degrees colder and you would have perfect lager fermentation tempertures. Mine is at 62F now and I feel it is perfect to do ales in.
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