I made my friend a honey wheat recipe, bought the ingredients, and gave him some of my harvested WLP 320 Amercian Hefeweizen yeast to get him started with something other the Mr Beer.
He made it and used his spare bath tub as his water tub. He told me that he ended up dropping the temp very low (high 50's I guess) and despite allowing it to warm up into the low 70's it hasn't begun bubbling again.
The ideal temp goes up to 69* according to White Labs so I e-mailed them and asked how warm he can get it without creating off flavors and fusel alcohol. She responded not to allow it to get above 69*. I find it hard to believe it can't get warmer than that.
Anybody have experience with warm temps and this yeast?
He works very long hours and often doesn't get a day off as he's a restaurant manager.
What ale yeasts are there, other than Belgian types, that can get into the 70's without any real problems? He's allowed his Mr Beer to go at room temp without any temp control and hasn't complained about fusel alcohol.
He made it and used his spare bath tub as his water tub. He told me that he ended up dropping the temp very low (high 50's I guess) and despite allowing it to warm up into the low 70's it hasn't begun bubbling again.
The ideal temp goes up to 69* according to White Labs so I e-mailed them and asked how warm he can get it without creating off flavors and fusel alcohol. She responded not to allow it to get above 69*. I find it hard to believe it can't get warmer than that.
Anybody have experience with warm temps and this yeast?
He works very long hours and often doesn't get a day off as he's a restaurant manager.
What ale yeasts are there, other than Belgian types, that can get into the 70's without any real problems? He's allowed his Mr Beer to go at room temp without any temp control and hasn't complained about fusel alcohol.