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Ok, I have been running in the low 70's on my first batch and my wife is on my case to stop turning the air down. Brew went in on Saturday, stated bubbling in the air lock on Sunday and is still going, am I going to mess anything up by lowering the temp now by using a swamp cooler??

I did take an OG which was lower than what the recipe said it would be, but I am trying not to worry about that. It started bubbling withing 24 hours and it is going pretty good. I will check it after it stops bubbling, but what would be the benefit of letting it wait 2 weeks if it stops...

One quick question before I forget to about it again. I have been doing as much reading on here as I can and have read that some people people check the gravity througout the fermentation, is this necessary, or do I just run the risk of contamination?

Thanks again everyone, went down this morning to check on it and the airlock is bubbling, so something is going on which is good.

Thanks everyone. I just put the airlock in and it is now sitting in the darkest room in the basement. I used the Northern Brewer Innkeeper recipe kitand it says to keep it in a room between 68 and 74. I have it in one that is 73 right now, but can move it to one that is in the 71-72 range...

Well, I just started my first batch, it is just coming up to a boil as I type this. Wish me luck.