jpar345
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If so I'll need to come up with plan B quickly, my kit arrives today and I really don't have any other place to do it. The rest of the house stays around 72 degrees.
Brown Ale, specifically a Moose Drool clone from Austin. I didn't think it was too cool since it warms up a bit in the fermenter, just wanted to make sure before I start the process. We just bought a metal rack that holds all my brewing equipment, it'll probably go on there.
Keep it in the basement for the first 3 days of active fermentation, then when it's starting to slack off, move it to the 72F area.
Yeast is White Labs WLP005 English Ale
It looks as if the bottom of the recommended range is 65F. You *might* be able to go lower, but 3* is quite a bit, especially with a high floc yeast like this one.
White Labs - WLP005
That is about what my basement runs most of the year; you are among the most fortunate of mortals, as your entire basement represents a walk-in fermentation chamber.
So it's a week after pitching and the airlock is still. Should I now move it up to my 72 degree kitchen for the next few weeks or leave it be?
My basement is approx the same temp as yours jpar. I keep the carboy in a tub o' water with an aquarium heater to maintain the temp. I usually put the tub on top of the black box in the picture, but moved it to the floor for the picture. Works great for me...
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