hifidelity
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I ordered the Baltic Porter kit from Northern Brewer and the instructions have me left perplexed. Do I ferment at what is said to be the optimal temp for the yeast, or do I ferment at what is said to be the optimal fermentation temp for the beer?
This is what the instructions say about the yeast:
"DRY YEAST (DEFAULT): Saflager S-23 Lager Yeast.
Optimum temp: 5057° F"
And here's what the instructions say later on:
"The optimum fermentation temperature for this
beer is 6072º F move the fermenter to a warmer or
cooler spot as needed."
This will be my third batch, and I'm still pretty new. After my first two batches fermenting at temperatures that were slightly high and getting some off-flavors I went out and bought a chest freezer and temp controler (Johnson Controls) so I have the capability of either temp, I just gotta know which one. I tend to think I should go with the optimum temp for the yeast. I will be using a yeast starter.
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
This is what the instructions say about the yeast:
"DRY YEAST (DEFAULT): Saflager S-23 Lager Yeast.
Optimum temp: 5057° F"
And here's what the instructions say later on:
"The optimum fermentation temperature for this
beer is 6072º F move the fermenter to a warmer or
cooler spot as needed."
This will be my third batch, and I'm still pretty new. After my first two batches fermenting at temperatures that were slightly high and getting some off-flavors I went out and bought a chest freezer and temp controler (Johnson Controls) so I have the capability of either temp, I just gotta know which one. I tend to think I should go with the optimum temp for the yeast. I will be using a yeast starter.
Thanks in advance for any and all help!