Pitching temp - Safale US - 05

[jakis]

I pitched yeast at the temperature of 58f. Is that too cold or should it be fine?

 

[MaxStout]

I pitched yeast at the temperature of 58f. Is that too cold or should it be fine?

You're fine, as the fermentation will bump the temp up some.

I like to ferment US-05 at low-mid 60s. Much higher and you can get some fruity off-flavors.

 

[flars]

Pitching the yeast slightly cooler than the fermentation temperature is better than pitching warm, and then trying to cool off the active fermentation.

I ferment US-05 at 66° to 68°F. This avoids the peachy flavor from fermenting at less than 65°. I've pitched as low as 48°, lag time may only have been increased by 6 hours. Lag time is very subjective because other variables also have an effect.

 

[unionrdr]

I've fermented US-05 up to some 75F & it was still clean tasting by the time the primary settled out & the bottles got a week fridge time...