Thanks. This is all valuable information to me. I'm relatively new to homebrewing (About to start my 4th brew) so this is all helpful. The reason I asked my initial question is because I have yet to acquire a fridge for fermentation, and wanted to know if it is needed or worth buying one for...
http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/strains_wlp001.html
Where are you getting your information from? Is there some unwritten rule to ferment well under the recommended temperature?
Does anybody know why this recipe calls for fermentation at such a low temperature? I thought the yeast that it calls for usually ferments at a normal room temp. Am I missing something?