jumbo_tron
Active Member
Hey guys just brewed my first batch yesterday.
It is an extract brew full boil, consisting of 6.6 lbs Briess Sparkling Amber LME.
1 packet dry Danstar Windsor yeast.
Cascade hop additions of:
1 oz - 60min
1/2 oz 10 min
1/2 oz 1 min
I did a test boil in my 8 gallon kettle and figured my boil-off rate but I didn't account for the volume of adding the extract. Needless to say I made a mess. I also added each of my hop additions quickly rather than slowly and a lot of it boiled over.
Anyway, to the point. I used an immersion chiller to cool. I whirlpooled, and drained to my fermenter through santized cheesecloth which worked great btw. I aerated with an aquarium pump, filter, and diffusion stone for 25 minutes. I rehydrated and pitched my yeast at approximately 75 degrees.
Vigorous fermentation began about 7 hours later. My room temp is steady at 64 degrees with fermentor temp at 72-73.
My question is should I add some water to the tub I have my fermentor in to bring my temp down a few degrees as I am worried about off-flavors?
It is an extract brew full boil, consisting of 6.6 lbs Briess Sparkling Amber LME.
1 packet dry Danstar Windsor yeast.
Cascade hop additions of:
1 oz - 60min
1/2 oz 10 min
1/2 oz 1 min
I did a test boil in my 8 gallon kettle and figured my boil-off rate but I didn't account for the volume of adding the extract. Needless to say I made a mess. I also added each of my hop additions quickly rather than slowly and a lot of it boiled over.
Anyway, to the point. I used an immersion chiller to cool. I whirlpooled, and drained to my fermenter through santized cheesecloth which worked great btw. I aerated with an aquarium pump, filter, and diffusion stone for 25 minutes. I rehydrated and pitched my yeast at approximately 75 degrees.
Vigorous fermentation began about 7 hours later. My room temp is steady at 64 degrees with fermentor temp at 72-73.
My question is should I add some water to the tub I have my fermentor in to bring my temp down a few degrees as I am worried about off-flavors?