ErikRobers
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Hey all, new brewer here.
So, I'm kind of an idiot. I started two beers this weekend, one on Saturday and one on Sunday and placed them in my closet with no thought about temp control... until really late Monday night... when I saw the closet temp was pushing 75, leaving me to imagine the temp of the wort was at 80 or so. The crazy part of the fermentation is done, but I got up extra early this morning anyway, went to Walmart and bought a big rubbermaid storage tub, and made a swamp cooler. I've been rotating ice blocks and now have a water temp of 64 degrees.
I guess what I need to know is whether this is too little, too late. I tend to just jump right into things and until last night never even considered temperature to be a factor, until I started reading all this stuff about hot alcohols and off-flavors. The airlock activity has slowed substantially, which I'm guessing is due to the lowered temp of the wort.
So, I'm kind of an idiot. I started two beers this weekend, one on Saturday and one on Sunday and placed them in my closet with no thought about temp control... until really late Monday night... when I saw the closet temp was pushing 75, leaving me to imagine the temp of the wort was at 80 or so. The crazy part of the fermentation is done, but I got up extra early this morning anyway, went to Walmart and bought a big rubbermaid storage tub, and made a swamp cooler. I've been rotating ice blocks and now have a water temp of 64 degrees.
I guess what I need to know is whether this is too little, too late. I tend to just jump right into things and until last night never even considered temperature to be a factor, until I started reading all this stuff about hot alcohols and off-flavors. The airlock activity has slowed substantially, which I'm guessing is due to the lowered temp of the wort.