Wigs
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Now that we are in the hot month of July, the basement is about as warm as it gets. Wondering if it's too warm. We brewed on Tuesday (7/3), and this morning (7/5) the ambient temp in the basement is 72. The thermometer on the bucket says 77 degrees. Is this an issue? My understanding is that 68-72 is the target temp...but is that ambient room temp, or temp of the beer? I'm not sure there is a cooler place to put the bucket, so we might just have to deal with it. Do we need to do something to bring the temp of the bucket/beer down? Pic below shows very active fermentation, but I'm worried this higher temp might produce some off flavors. Thoughts?