metanoia
Well-Known Member
I'm finally getting back into brewing after a couple years off and am pondering what my temperature schedule will be for my ales (I'm not setup for lagering quite yet). My three house yeasts are going to be WLP001, WLP005, and WLP300, which all have similar suggested temperature ranges. I've got a gradual temp increase during fermentation already figured out for the WLP300 profile since I've used it before, and for the California and British yeasts I'm planning to ferment around 66 degrees F.
When primary fermentation is complete, usually after 5-7 days, I've been getting the fermeters into a slightly warmer room, bring the temp up to 70-72 for the yeast to finish cleaning up the beer. I'm initially planning on letting them rest there for about 5-7 more days then cold crashing 2 nights and bottling the following morning, which will typically fall on another brewday. I also may end up extending the second stage of fermentation up to 2-4 weeks depending on the beer and previous results.
Any issues with any of this? Does anyone else have a similar schedule or something completely different for ales?
When primary fermentation is complete, usually after 5-7 days, I've been getting the fermeters into a slightly warmer room, bring the temp up to 70-72 for the yeast to finish cleaning up the beer. I'm initially planning on letting them rest there for about 5-7 more days then cold crashing 2 nights and bottling the following morning, which will typically fall on another brewday. I also may end up extending the second stage of fermentation up to 2-4 weeks depending on the beer and previous results.
Any issues with any of this? Does anyone else have a similar schedule or something completely different for ales?