Octoberfest recipe / warmer fermentation temp

[Soulshine]

Anyone have a recipe or any suggestions. I'd like to get an Octoberfest or similar beer style going to be ready to throw on tap come end of Sept but my basement where my fermenter is, is at about 80 degrees right now as it is with this heatwave here in the Northeast. I have a Pale Ale going now so i think i am okay even thought it's fermenting at about 80 degrees (I know not ideal).
But any suggestions on how I can brew an Octoberfest or similar beer in a basement that will typically be in the mid 70's?

Thanks...

 

[Yooper]

Anyone have a recipe or any suggestions. I'd like to get an Octoberfest or similar beer style going to be ready to throw on tap come end of Sept but my basement where my fermenter is, is at about 80 degrees right now as it is with this heatwave here in the Northeast. I have a Pale Ale going now so i think i am okay even thought it's fermenting at about 80 degrees (I know not ideal).
But any suggestions on how I can brew an Octoberfest or similar beer in a basement that will typically be in the mid 70's?

Thanks...

That's doubly tough- first because mid 70s is even too high for an ale, and an Oktoberfest is a lager.

You could try Biermuncher's OktoberFAST (it's an ale meant to mimic an Oktoberfest) but it's still important to keep the fermentation under 70 degrees. A cooler with a water bath can do it, though. Just put the fermenter into a cooler or bin, add a water bath, and then swap out frozen water bottles as needed to keep the fermenter in the 60s.