Beers for warm fermentation

[GallonJugs]

I'm only 3 batches of beer in, but I'm totally hooked

I live in L.A. and I'm wondering what beers do best with warmer fermentation temps? I live by the sea, and my apartment usually stays cooler than outside (I don't have a/c) but it's still going to be in the 70's/80's for most of the year.

I read that saison is a warm fermenting beer, but I've never had any, I'll look out for commercial saison's but I don't want to brew any without even knowing what it tastes like.

Are there any other beers that do ok in the 70's?

 

[Taypo]

Swamp Cooler. Even an LA apartment has room for one!

 

[unionrdr]

Wheat beers are another one. The wheat yeasts make that characteristic banana candy flavor in the 70's. And they go from FV to glass pretty quick too.

 

[GallonJugs]

I've got 2 batches of hefeweizen on the go right now, I'm hoping they become a TNT recipe because I do like wheat beer, but the banana thing... not so sure about. Hmmm

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

I've got 2 batches of hefeweizen on the go right now, I'm hoping they become a TNT recipe because I do like wheat beer, but the banana thing... not so sure about. Hmmm

hefe's tend to be banana-y. oh well, i second the swamp cooler idea. search here on HBT for how to set one up. (not on google, we don't mean the swamp cooler for cooling a garage. search on HBT) it's really simple and cheap. makes it real easy to control temps so you can brew all styles of ale.

 

[Gtrman13]

A saison will do well in the 80s.

 

[GallonJugs]

I guess I didn't realise what people meant by swamp coolers and thought they were way bigger setups. I keep my jugs in the closet at the moment, but when it starts to get warmer, I might try getting a bucket or cooler, and putting a jug in there and see how it does. Thanks!