Brewed my second batch today. With my first batch I used a meat thermometer and it would not read the wort below about 80 degrees. I went to LHBS and picked up a proper thermometer and still it did not read below 80 degrees, even after an ice bath and sitting in my house (~74) for about 1.5 hours. Just wondering what I do about this as this throws off my gravity readings. My cerveza had an OG of 2.2 and my stout had an OG of 1.4. These are without temperature corrections as I do not accurately know what the temperature is. Should I assume my beer is around 74 degrees since that is what my house is? Thanks.
-Lucas
-Lucas