Benny Blanco
Well-Known Member
Since it's getting cold in New York this time of year, I've decided to try a ghetto way of cooling my primary. I keep my primary in the bedroom and I leave the window open to cool the room in the area of 60-70 degrees. So, one night I'll come home from work and it would be 68 and the next night it would be 65 or 62 and so on.
Is this a bad thing for my fermentation?
I did notice that my ale did ferment steadily only for about 20 hours or so then it slowed to a crawl of about one lonely bubble every min. It slowed the same day my temp dropped about 6 degrees(from 69-63 or so). Did this temp drop cause a stuck fermentation or am I being paranoid? I'm gonna take a hydro reading in about an hour here so I'll let you know. My last brew bubbled great for only a day and turned out well but that one was at about 70 consistently. I know I'm probably just worrying too much, but I haven't got enough brews under my belt to just rdwhahb.
Is this a bad thing for my fermentation?
I did notice that my ale did ferment steadily only for about 20 hours or so then it slowed to a crawl of about one lonely bubble every min. It slowed the same day my temp dropped about 6 degrees(from 69-63 or so). Did this temp drop cause a stuck fermentation or am I being paranoid? I'm gonna take a hydro reading in about an hour here so I'll let you know. My last brew bubbled great for only a day and turned out well but that one was at about 70 consistently. I know I'm probably just worrying too much, but I haven't got enough brews under my belt to just rdwhahb.