Eiffel
Active Member
For the past two brews (pumpkin porter and APA) using 1076 and Wyeast Scottish Ale 1728, I have noticed that the fermenter is running hot.
My fermentation closet is stable around ~68F and I use a starter from slurry as my yeast. About 3 hours after pitching I start getting good fermentation with a fermenter temperature of ~80F. I have put a wet towel over it overnight which drops the temperature a couple degrees but until fermentation completes the beer stays around 80F and then drops to room temp.
No matter what I read, I cannot figure out if this is just that my yeast is happy and roaring away or if there is something wrong. If it was one strain of yeast I would just dump it and start another house blend but after the second brew with a different yeast, I thought it would be best to come here.
Some additional information:
Temperatures are determined by an infrared laser gun that is calibrated
I have not tasted any of the beer because I just kegged the first one (pumpkin porter) where this happened.
Thanks for any help! :rockin:
My fermentation closet is stable around ~68F and I use a starter from slurry as my yeast. About 3 hours after pitching I start getting good fermentation with a fermenter temperature of ~80F. I have put a wet towel over it overnight which drops the temperature a couple degrees but until fermentation completes the beer stays around 80F and then drops to room temp.
No matter what I read, I cannot figure out if this is just that my yeast is happy and roaring away or if there is something wrong. If it was one strain of yeast I would just dump it and start another house blend but after the second brew with a different yeast, I thought it would be best to come here.
Some additional information:
Temperatures are determined by an infrared laser gun that is calibrated
I have not tasted any of the beer because I just kegged the first one (pumpkin porter) where this happened.
Thanks for any help! :rockin: