ChiN8
Well-Known Member
So I am about to brew my first batch on Sunday...
Nervous as all SHYTE!
and I want to get this right!
I live in North Carolina. This joker is hot as hell during the summer so I have a refrigerater set up for top fermenting at 60-65 degrees. However, I know that once you carbonate your beer you don't want to chill the beer, you want the yeast to eat the priming sugars... but at what temperature does this work?
I know the heat will affect my carbonation... but by how much? I have read that you want to carbonate for about 2 weeks, but I don't think that is in North Carolina! I don't want to disease my first batch of beer but I also don't know what to look for while carbonating seeing as I've never done this before.
I'm brewing a Cologne Kolsh using Wyeast with Activator and brewing into 12oz bottles. I thank you all ahead of time for your help!
Nervous as all SHYTE!
and I want to get this right!
I live in North Carolina. This joker is hot as hell during the summer so I have a refrigerater set up for top fermenting at 60-65 degrees. However, I know that once you carbonate your beer you don't want to chill the beer, you want the yeast to eat the priming sugars... but at what temperature does this work?
I know the heat will affect my carbonation... but by how much? I have read that you want to carbonate for about 2 weeks, but I don't think that is in North Carolina! I don't want to disease my first batch of beer but I also don't know what to look for while carbonating seeing as I've never done this before.
I'm brewing a Cologne Kolsh using Wyeast with Activator and brewing into 12oz bottles. I thank you all ahead of time for your help!