In the kitchen it is 77 +/- 5 and in the basement it is a steady 62. I am going to pitch a packet of Safeale 05 into todays brew . I guess the wort will live in the basement for a couple of week. Make sense?
Mike
Mike
Two fermentation temperature choices?
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The basement temp def sounds great for the US-05. What're you brewing? My wife used it at 70F for a Belgian white ale clone. It smells & tastes great,even though it's still green! I'd like to hear how yours comes out at that temp.
SD-SLIM
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I agree with the other post's, your kitchen is just to hot. Recommended fermentation temps for Safale US-05 is between 59-75 degreess....so with your ambient temp in the basement at 62, you should expect the internal temp of your wort to be around 67 in most vessels...so that's a perfect environment for fermenting all Ales!
MikeinCT
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This is about the 5th batch I have brewed this year. All were previously fermented in the kitchen around 68 F. But now CT has some warm weather and we do not keep a steady temp in the house. AC is on and off - too cheap I guess. So his batch has to go into the basement. I really like the kitchen cause I don't want to carry primary fermenter down the stairs. But this is the price we pay for good beer. Cheers - Mike
pcollins
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I went through *exactly* the same thought process a few weeks back. You get used to carrying the fermenter around pretty quick
Don't carry the fermenter around quickly! LOL Too much at risk.
Definitely go with the basement temps. In my world, lower is better. Your world may be different.
