Any Portland Pale Ale Tips

[goldenguy55]

Hello! This is my first post (ironically my first batch, too). I'm brewing a Portland pale ale, LME kit. When I cooled the wort down to the point where I could pitch the yeast, I feel like I may have cooled it too much. In other words I pitched the yeast at 59 degrees and the wort didn't get to 67 degrees until about 3 hours after that. Is that going to be a problem? Is my beer ruined? Thank you for your tips!

 

[samc]

You will be fine!

 

[humann_brewing]

RDWHAHB

most people would say that is the correct way a doing it. Maybe a few degrees cool but your fine.

 

[goldenguy55]

Thank you, guys for your tips. Another question I had was whether I should secondary ferment this recipe? My O.G. was 1.049. I'm guessing I should go into the secondary (if at all) around 1.0125? Also, I'm concerned that the fermenter may be too cold. Right now it is sticking between 67 and 68 degrees. It's going on about 15 hours since I put the wort in the fermenter, however no bubbling yet.

 

[cappy]

Relax, you are fine. I wouldn't bother with a secondary, never have. Your temps sound fine. The airlock is not a reliable indicator of fermentation. The hydrometer is.