SkylerChaBro
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Hello Everyone,
As a result of high temperatures over the last few days here in Michigan, I have been putting more effort into controlling the temperature of my most recent batch.
My problem is once I got the temperature of the carboy to drop, the yeast slowed down dramatically, and the krausen dissipated all together. Now the activity is still noticeable so I'm not worried about a stuck fermentation or anything of the sort. However, I am curious as to why exactly the fermentation slowed so much and if there are any repercussions to dropping temperature relatively rapidly.
Here is the breakdown:
-Temperature of the carboy reaches 74
-I Placed carboy in tub filled with 2 inches of sanitized water
-Took a towel to wick up water from tub
-Turned a fan on low to evaporate the water on the towel
-Temperature dropped to 67 in 8 hours
Is there anything I should be aware of? I'm probably just used to seeing a nice healthy krausen bubbling about.
The batch was made 3 days ago with a gravity of 1.045
The yeast is Denny's Favorite 50 1450.
As a result of high temperatures over the last few days here in Michigan, I have been putting more effort into controlling the temperature of my most recent batch.
My problem is once I got the temperature of the carboy to drop, the yeast slowed down dramatically, and the krausen dissipated all together. Now the activity is still noticeable so I'm not worried about a stuck fermentation or anything of the sort. However, I am curious as to why exactly the fermentation slowed so much and if there are any repercussions to dropping temperature relatively rapidly.
Here is the breakdown:
-Temperature of the carboy reaches 74
-I Placed carboy in tub filled with 2 inches of sanitized water
-Took a towel to wick up water from tub
-Turned a fan on low to evaporate the water on the towel
-Temperature dropped to 67 in 8 hours
Is there anything I should be aware of? I'm probably just used to seeing a nice healthy krausen bubbling about.
The batch was made 3 days ago with a gravity of 1.045
The yeast is Denny's Favorite 50 1450.