mojotele
Well-Known Member
The issue may be somewhat more complex than this, but here it goes:
I currently have a Wee Heavy fermenting in my primary. Since the style states that esters should be low, I've kept the temperature down. I would say the temperature has averaged approximately 66 degrees F. I also made sure to pitch an appropriate amount of yeast and pump a good amount of oxygen in my wort, both factors which seem to affect ester production.
The krausen is starting to fall in, and I'm wondering at what point I can pull it out of my fermentation fridge and just let it sit at room temperature without much ester production. From searching around, it seems that esters are produced mainly during active fermentation. That seems to indicate that I might be able to warm it up whenever the beer has reached its FG. Is that correct?
A big thanks ahead of time for any advice you guys can provide!
EDIT: I'm using WLP028 yeast, if that helps.
I currently have a Wee Heavy fermenting in my primary. Since the style states that esters should be low, I've kept the temperature down. I would say the temperature has averaged approximately 66 degrees F. I also made sure to pitch an appropriate amount of yeast and pump a good amount of oxygen in my wort, both factors which seem to affect ester production.
The krausen is starting to fall in, and I'm wondering at what point I can pull it out of my fermentation fridge and just let it sit at room temperature without much ester production. From searching around, it seems that esters are produced mainly during active fermentation. That seems to indicate that I might be able to warm it up whenever the beer has reached its FG. Is that correct?
A big thanks ahead of time for any advice you guys can provide!
EDIT: I'm using WLP028 yeast, if that helps.