ChubsMcGrubs
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Hey Guys,
I'm new to the forum and relatively new to brewing (have a few batches under my belt), so please excuse any mistakes and take it easy on me.
I'm in the middle of brewing a steam beer and used Nottingham yeast (per the suggestion of the lad at the brewshop)
I pitched at 68-70. Let sit in a room at 65 F ambient temp for two days, then decided to use my bathtub as a swamp cooler (following days were going to be significantly warmer). By using frozen ice bottles,water, and a wet towel, the water temp stayed between 58-62 for the following 2 weeks, dipping to 55 a few times. From what I've read, this is at the lower end of the temp spectrum for Nottingham. Is there a chance that Diacetyl has formed?
I'd like to Dry hop with 3/4 ounce Cascade hop pellets for the last week.
My questions are:
1. whats the likelihood of Diacetyl forming at 55-62 degrees
2. Can I warm up the temp the last few days to sink any potential Diacetyl
3. Can I then cold crash to settle any secondary hops floating around?
4. By doing this, if there is Diacetyl, will the cold crash bring it back up into the beer.
Not sure what to do. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
I'm new to the forum and relatively new to brewing (have a few batches under my belt), so please excuse any mistakes and take it easy on me.
I'm in the middle of brewing a steam beer and used Nottingham yeast (per the suggestion of the lad at the brewshop)
I pitched at 68-70. Let sit in a room at 65 F ambient temp for two days, then decided to use my bathtub as a swamp cooler (following days were going to be significantly warmer). By using frozen ice bottles,water, and a wet towel, the water temp stayed between 58-62 for the following 2 weeks, dipping to 55 a few times. From what I've read, this is at the lower end of the temp spectrum for Nottingham. Is there a chance that Diacetyl has formed?
I'd like to Dry hop with 3/4 ounce Cascade hop pellets for the last week.
My questions are:
1. whats the likelihood of Diacetyl forming at 55-62 degrees
2. Can I warm up the temp the last few days to sink any potential Diacetyl
3. Can I then cold crash to settle any secondary hops floating around?
4. By doing this, if there is Diacetyl, will the cold crash bring it back up into the beer.
Not sure what to do. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks