Labradork
Active Member
Folks,
I just started my fourth ever batch of beer, a robust porter. It had an O.G. of 1.07 and was an extract recipe with specialty grains. The yeast is Safale S-04. It started pumping out CO2 within 6 hours, and by 12 hours had filled my carboy and blow-off tube with krausen and was bubbling steadily and quickly. The water in the bucket the hose goes into now looks darker than Guinness.
My concern is the temperature the fermentation is happening at. It went from 68 degrees last night to about 78 this afternoon. This is in a room maintained at 67-68 degrees with the curtains closed and a windbreaker over the carboy so no light can hit it. The outside temperature is in the 50s. I'm figuring that the temperature increase has to be due to the very rapid fermentation. I've since put the carboy in a water bath and thrown some ice in with it, as well as wrapped it in a wet T-Shirt.
My question is, since the temp was up around 78 degrees for most of the day, can I expect any ill effects to the beer?
Labradork
I just started my fourth ever batch of beer, a robust porter. It had an O.G. of 1.07 and was an extract recipe with specialty grains. The yeast is Safale S-04. It started pumping out CO2 within 6 hours, and by 12 hours had filled my carboy and blow-off tube with krausen and was bubbling steadily and quickly. The water in the bucket the hose goes into now looks darker than Guinness.
My concern is the temperature the fermentation is happening at. It went from 68 degrees last night to about 78 this afternoon. This is in a room maintained at 67-68 degrees with the curtains closed and a windbreaker over the carboy so no light can hit it. The outside temperature is in the 50s. I'm figuring that the temperature increase has to be due to the very rapid fermentation. I've since put the carboy in a water bath and thrown some ice in with it, as well as wrapped it in a wet T-Shirt.
My question is, since the temp was up around 78 degrees for most of the day, can I expect any ill effects to the beer?
Labradork