Too warm to age and oak a RIS?

[TheBrewinator]

I have a RIS I am almost ready to rack onto oak cubes. My basement is between 75-80 right now and barring another heat wave, should stay at that temperature and slowly start to drop down to the mid 50s as winter comes.

I have the option to take it to a family members house to age in a basement that maintains around 65 degrees.

Would I be ok to oak and bulk age it in the mid to upper 70s until my basement gets cooler or should I take it to my family members house until my basement gets to better temperatures? Thanks.

 

[smokinghole]

You can definitely age in your basement. The higher temps won't do much to an RIS if you ask me. Also the higher temps makes oak extraction a little faster. I did an RIS last fall and left it go all winter and spring. I bottled it early summer and it had gotten up in temp a few times. With the exception of zero carbonation right now, it tastes great. I need to get a tube of 099 and get it nice and active. Pop all the caps and pipette in a bit of yeast in to each bottle.