spaceyaquarius
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I'm at 5 days in the primary fermenter bucket. My indoor/outdoor thermometer says it's 99 Degrees F in the bucket (probe is in the liquid), while the ambient temperature of the house is 68 F. I know fermenting increases the temp, but 30 degrees? Sounds impossible?
Replaced the battery, same reading, sometimes 98 F, the thermometer is brand new, and it is reading the indoor temp correctly (68 F).
Is that even possible? I used two dry yeast packets and stirred them in for one minute. Brewed Austin Homebrew Supply "Texas Blonde" ale. When beer ferments over 80F, it tastes terrible in my experience.
I don't want to open the bucket and put a new thermometer in because I don't want to expose it to oxygen.
Thanks.
Replaced the battery, same reading, sometimes 98 F, the thermometer is brand new, and it is reading the indoor temp correctly (68 F).
Is that even possible? I used two dry yeast packets and stirred them in for one minute. Brewed Austin Homebrew Supply "Texas Blonde" ale. When beer ferments over 80F, it tastes terrible in my experience.
I don't want to open the bucket and put a new thermometer in because I don't want to expose it to oxygen.
Thanks.