Several "first" where accomplished for me during the brewing of this kit: first time to use my IC, first time I'm controlling ferm temps, and soon...first time to prime a keg. My questions lies in the ferm temps. By Saturday my ale will have been in the fermentor for two weeks at 65F. I've read quite a bit about allowing the beer to warm up for a day or two to around 70-72F. Do I need to do this with this cream ale?
Brewed the NB Cream Ale Kit...Now What?
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Darwin18
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Leave it alone for another week or two to finish fermenting and clear out. Buy another kit and brew with it.
You don't need to warm the beer up in the fermenter but in cases where you have trouble getting it to completely ferment out the warmer temperatures will help. The time when your cooler temperatures are critical is during the time when the yeast are multiplying (lag time) and the fast ferment when the yeast is eating the easy sugars and will tend to warm up the beer from its activity, usually 2 or 3 days. After that the cool temperature isn't needed.
