CigarsNBeer
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So I need to be told to Rdwhah....
Sat. night I was finishing a problematic brew. Nothing fancy just a Hef- But it was just one of those brews... Ran out of propane (switch tanks), terrific boilover (I swear I only turned around for a second) and then it started to rain...just the usuall stuff.
All in all it took much longer than usual. By eleven I was tired and under the influence of some earlier batches. Unfortunatelty, I commited what I consider to be a cardinal sin. Instead of taking the temp and pitching in the 70's I think I pitched the yeast with the wort way too warm. It was late I was tired and instread of taking a reading I just decided that it was ready. It wasn't untill I -picked up the carboy to shake that I realized how warm it was. If i had to guess, I would say the temp was @ mid-80's ugh.
So here is my question(s) along with some details...
-it was a bav. Hefe with wlp 380
-i realized my mistake the next morning and got a wet wrap on the carboy bringing temp down to high 60's
-I used a small starter ( 1 liter that had only been going about 16 hrs)
-fermentation had been solid vigorous for 6-12 hours then constant for two days
-now krausen has started to fall on day 4
-fermentation smells terrible (sulfer).... but it is a hefe?
So If I pitched in the mid 80's what is the worst case scenerio? Will I have ton's O' esters? Or will lowering the fermentation temp irradicate most of these? Should I let it sit longer, maybe in a secondary to try and avoid diacytel or other fusels?
any thoughts?
CG
Sat. night I was finishing a problematic brew. Nothing fancy just a Hef- But it was just one of those brews... Ran out of propane (switch tanks), terrific boilover (I swear I only turned around for a second) and then it started to rain...just the usuall stuff.
All in all it took much longer than usual. By eleven I was tired and under the influence of some earlier batches. Unfortunatelty, I commited what I consider to be a cardinal sin. Instead of taking the temp and pitching in the 70's I think I pitched the yeast with the wort way too warm. It was late I was tired and instread of taking a reading I just decided that it was ready. It wasn't untill I -picked up the carboy to shake that I realized how warm it was. If i had to guess, I would say the temp was @ mid-80's ugh.
So here is my question(s) along with some details...
-it was a bav. Hefe with wlp 380
-i realized my mistake the next morning and got a wet wrap on the carboy bringing temp down to high 60's
-I used a small starter ( 1 liter that had only been going about 16 hrs)
-fermentation had been solid vigorous for 6-12 hours then constant for two days
-now krausen has started to fall on day 4
-fermentation smells terrible (sulfer).... but it is a hefe?
So If I pitched in the mid 80's what is the worst case scenerio? Will I have ton's O' esters? Or will lowering the fermentation temp irradicate most of these? Should I let it sit longer, maybe in a secondary to try and avoid diacytel or other fusels?
any thoughts?
CG
