Hey all,
I kicked off a Dunkel with WLP838 S. German Lager yeast. I'm fermenting in my basement (which is usually around 55), but we got a warm streak this week and temperatures are now hovering in the 60-65 range.
I set up a water bath, which seems to knock off ~3 degrees. I'm also rotating icepacks, two of them drop it down another 3-5 degrees, but they melt within a couple hours. So, my beer is sitting between 55 and 59.
Any suggestions? Should I add more ice, or more icepacks? Should I just pray for a cold snap (supposedly there is one coming this weekend)?
I kicked off a Dunkel with WLP838 S. German Lager yeast. I'm fermenting in my basement (which is usually around 55), but we got a warm streak this week and temperatures are now hovering in the 60-65 range.
I set up a water bath, which seems to knock off ~3 degrees. I'm also rotating icepacks, two of them drop it down another 3-5 degrees, but they melt within a couple hours. So, my beer is sitting between 55 and 59.
Any suggestions? Should I add more ice, or more icepacks? Should I just pray for a cold snap (supposedly there is one coming this weekend)?