Help Please..

[eht943]

Hey all, whelp I was brewing a batch of stout. I was brewing in my basement so I bought one of those heaters that wrap around the primary fermenter. The next day I peeked into the closet and noticed that the beer was coming up through the airlock out onto the floor. The temperature was reading 78F. I was able to rig a blow off onto the fermenter. I did take the heater off. Did the temperature ruin my batch? Do I count my losses now and start new, or keep it going?? Thanks for any help you could provide. .

FYI this batch is going to a second fermenter after a week...

 

[uatuba]

Always, ALWAYS keep it going.

 

[Tinpanharry]

Always, ALWAYS keep it going.

X2. The Fifth ingredient in beer is time.

 

[unionrdr]

And make sure it's at a stable FG before racking it anywhere.

 

[duboman]

The temp did not ruin the beer although the yeast definitely produced a lot of esters that you may or may not care for when you taste the final product, only you will know............

As for secondary, fine if you want to use one but don't go by calendar, go by FG meaning the beer needs to be at FG before racking or you risk stall or stuck and poor attenuation.

 

[Sir-Hops-A-Lot]

78 is hot but some yeasts are better than others at that temp.
What yeast did you use? I would go through the usual process of waiting until the fermentation is done and then bottling.
Time will tell what the result is. You may very well still enjoy this beer.

 

[eht943]

Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast. And thanks

 

[Sir-Hops-A-Lot]

I think that Nottingham is a good clean yeast and the higher temps are not as likely to cause a solventy taste. Report back after a couple of weeks in the bottles!