Bobshannon1
Active Member
I racked my Oatmeal stout into the secondary after 2 weeks in the primary. I then have had my Stout in the Secondary for 2 weeks, for a total of 4wks.
Its been a pain to keep adding ice to my swamp cooler bucket, but I have done my best to keep it 67-73 the whole time using ice bottles with a swamp cooler and wet towel wrap.
~Unfortunatly, I was out of town for the 4th of July, and when I returned home It was up to 84 degrees. Brewing in AZ heat is rough...
Should I try and chill it back down again to 70, or just go ahead and bottle tonight?
I'm assuming most, if not all the fermentation was done prior to the temp rising in the 80's but worried my 1st ever homebrew stout is ruined, and dammit I put some work and some $ into this one!
Its been a pain to keep adding ice to my swamp cooler bucket, but I have done my best to keep it 67-73 the whole time using ice bottles with a swamp cooler and wet towel wrap.
~Unfortunatly, I was out of town for the 4th of July, and when I returned home It was up to 84 degrees. Brewing in AZ heat is rough...
Should I try and chill it back down again to 70, or just go ahead and bottle tonight?
I'm assuming most, if not all the fermentation was done prior to the temp rising in the 80's but worried my 1st ever homebrew stout is ruined, and dammit I put some work and some $ into this one!