I brewed a Pumkin Ale and a Blonde and put them in a 120 quart ice chest up to the 4 1/2 gallon mark with water and have been swapping out frozen two liter bottles. For the last five days I have kept the water bath at 60 degrees even though my house is 78. From what I can tell the beer inside has never got over 64 degrees. I have been checking with a laser type temp gun. This is my third and forth beer. The first two were before I found this site and were fermented at 78degrees room temp. They are both terrible, but I will get them drank some day.
How long should I keep this Up? I was thinking about letting them start warming up slowly and leaving them in primary for 10 to 14 days and then moving to secondary.
Do I have to keep the secondary this cool or can it stay at room temp 78 degrees?
Plan is to give the Blonde three weeks to clear and condition and the Pumkin ale a month in the secondary. I am going to keg the Blonde and Bottle the Pumkin. I figured it would take the Blonde roughly another week to carb from what I have been reading, that would roughly make it 6 weeks old. Wanted pumkin done by thanksgiving. 10 to 14 days Primary, 4 weeks secondary and three weeks in bottle, roughly 9 weeks old by thanksgiving.
Thanks for any and all comments.
How long should I keep this Up? I was thinking about letting them start warming up slowly and leaving them in primary for 10 to 14 days and then moving to secondary.
Do I have to keep the secondary this cool or can it stay at room temp 78 degrees?
Plan is to give the Blonde three weeks to clear and condition and the Pumkin ale a month in the secondary. I am going to keg the Blonde and Bottle the Pumkin. I figured it would take the Blonde roughly another week to carb from what I have been reading, that would roughly make it 6 weeks old. Wanted pumkin done by thanksgiving. 10 to 14 days Primary, 4 weeks secondary and three weeks in bottle, roughly 9 weeks old by thanksgiving.
Thanks for any and all comments.