I'm about to brew a Belgian Witbier and had a few questions about my fermentation temperature. I know that my ideal temp is low 70s but my house generally climbs into the upper 70's during the summer, is this going to be a big problem? If so what can I do to keep the temperature down, besides turning the AC down to 70 and having it run non stop. Thanks for the help.
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The simplest solution is the "swamp cooler" approach. Place your fermentation vessel inside another container that has water in it. Cover the fermentor with a tee shirt that wicks the water up. You then place a fan nearby that blows on the wet tee shirt. This will cool your fermentor by 5-10 degrees depending on your local humidity and how fast the fan is going.
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BarleyWater
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Your ideal temp is actuallly the upper 60s, if you don't get it cooled down, expect a banana bomb.
Brett3rThanU
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Definitely get those temps down as mentioned. The swamp cooler idea works wonders. The best thing I've done since I started brewing was to get a freezer with an external temp controller, lower fermentation temps have made my beer taste so much better.
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