secondary at room temp?

[itsratso]

if my primary fermentation is over and i want to do a long secondary to age it on some oak chips, is it okay to remove the carboy from my fridge (primary fermentation temp of 60F) and let it age at basement temps (65F)? do you only need to control temps during active fermentation?

 

[tally350z]

Yes. It will be fine..

 

[bzwyatt]

Yes, the lag phase, before active fermentation when the yeast are getteing ready to work, is the most important time for proper temps, and during active it can get warm easy so that time is important too.

60 is pretty cool for most ale yeasts, what are you brewing?

 

[itsratso]

goose bourbon county stout clone.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/bourbon-county-stout-clone-5gal-mlt-358236/

edit: but your right, i will probably not go with us-05, i will probably go with wlp001 and ferment a little higher.

 

[brewmax25]

Temperature variation can be great for beers that you are oak aging. Ranging temperatures can help open up the porous oak releasing different tannins and flavor compounds.