Hi guys (sorry for misspelling the headline
I currently have my second batch, a Belgian wheat in my fermenter, and since it is 25-28 Celsius outside in Montreal these days I decided to try and do some temperature control with a water bath.
I have place my classic plastic bucket fermenter in a large tub filled with water to approx. the level of the beer in the fermenter.
My yeast (Safbrew t-58) says it should ferment well up to around 25 Celcius. But...
1. Am I right in assuming one would generally say the beer would be better if fermenting at a bit of a lower temperature, even if for a Belgian where some esters are desired?
2. I seem to be able to keep the water at a constant of around 20 Celcius, a little less when I add ice to it and it grows some degrees warmer when I am away for work in the afternoon. Will this actually significantly cool the plastic fermenter, or am I barking up the wrong tree here? Should I add even more ice and try to cool it further down?
I currently have my second batch, a Belgian wheat in my fermenter, and since it is 25-28 Celsius outside in Montreal these days I decided to try and do some temperature control with a water bath.
I have place my classic plastic bucket fermenter in a large tub filled with water to approx. the level of the beer in the fermenter.
My yeast (Safbrew t-58) says it should ferment well up to around 25 Celcius. But...
1. Am I right in assuming one would generally say the beer would be better if fermenting at a bit of a lower temperature, even if for a Belgian where some esters are desired?
2. I seem to be able to keep the water at a constant of around 20 Celcius, a little less when I add ice to it and it grows some degrees warmer when I am away for work in the afternoon. Will this actually significantly cool the plastic fermenter, or am I barking up the wrong tree here? Should I add even more ice and try to cool it further down?