cpbrockman
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I finished brewing an IPA yesterday afternoon and placed my fermentation bucket into a temperature controlled fridge, or so I thought.
I purchased a thermostar dual temperature controller and connected my fridge to it, set the set point to 73degrees and let it go.
When I put the wort in the fridge yesterday evening the temp was 63. I didn't think too much of it since it takes some time for a fridge to change temperatures and thought by morning the temp would be up to 73 where it would maintain for the fermentation process. When I woke up this morning I checked in it and the temp decreased to 53! I immediately took the bucket and placed it on a 2x6 on the concrete floor in our unfinished basement. Within a couple hours it had worked its way back up and close to 60. I haven't checked for the last few hours but am expecting it to reach 68-72 where it may be okay.
Is my yeast okay? Can or should I add more? I'm going to be really disappointed if I lose this batch! I'll worry about making the temp controller work the way it is supposed to later, right now I want my beer saved!
Thanks~
I purchased a thermostar dual temperature controller and connected my fridge to it, set the set point to 73degrees and let it go.
When I put the wort in the fridge yesterday evening the temp was 63. I didn't think too much of it since it takes some time for a fridge to change temperatures and thought by morning the temp would be up to 73 where it would maintain for the fermentation process. When I woke up this morning I checked in it and the temp decreased to 53! I immediately took the bucket and placed it on a 2x6 on the concrete floor in our unfinished basement. Within a couple hours it had worked its way back up and close to 60. I haven't checked for the last few hours but am expecting it to reach 68-72 where it may be okay.
Is my yeast okay? Can or should I add more? I'm going to be really disappointed if I lose this batch! I'll worry about making the temp controller work the way it is supposed to later, right now I want my beer saved!
Thanks~