Direct sunlight on carboy during fermentation

I made a bavarian honey wheat this past weekend. I needed to find the warmest place in the house to ferment around 68-70. I placed it in the living room which gets sunlight in the afternoon. (all the windows face south) I'm fermenting in a glass carboy and didn't really think about the sunshine. The carboy probably didn't get direct sunlight for any extended period but it may have for a short time each day. I covered it today but it's been there 4 days. I'm wondering what the effects maybe? Thanks

Probably won't have hop skunk because it probably doesn't have a lot of hops and the carboy is big. But you corrected it so it won't happen again.

I think you may end up with problems, but only one way to find out

At least you know now to cover it with a box or something when in a sunny or fluorescently lit room.

I dunno about the effect on your current beer (I think it'll be OK) but in the future you should always keep working beers properly covered:

I'm gonna dress up my carboy RIGHT NOW!

StunnedMonkey said:

I dunno about the effect on your current beer (I think it'll be OK) but in the future you should always keep working beers properly covered:

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Thats just ****ing GENIUS!!!

(Or Ed Geinus)
-Me

I guess mine is the red neck version just pulled a T shirt over the glass lol

Too funny. Ima gone do that tonight! 80's style!

So I guess a thong won't work?

I use a trash bag with a hole poked in it for the airlock.

Guess I am just low class, no suit and tie for my bottles.

buckeyebrewer said:

So I guess a thong won't work?

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It'd probably be fine for a yeast starter flask. But I think for a full carboy it'd be a little too close to this:

My Eyes!!! My Eyes!!!!

That is wrong in so many ways....


But hysterical :-D