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I've never had a brew over 5% ABV but I have read plenty of times that stronger beers should be given extended conditioning to "mellow out." Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Thanks everyone, I think I will use the wet towel trick as well as the frozen water bottle trick. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

It's the middle of summer here in Australia and I want to regulate my Coopers pale ale at around 18 degrees Celsius (65 Fahrenheit). I was thinking of sitting the bottom third of my fermenting vessel in an ice bath, but was wondering if this would cause temperatures in the bottom of the vessel...