rossrainey
Active Member
So I've finished brewing my first batch and it's been in the primary for a little more 24 hours. Fermentation started last night while I was asleep, but after checking the fermometer I get a reading of about 70 to 74. I put it in a small water bath and got the temp down to 68 to 72, not too sure how to read the fermometer. The question I have is if there will be any off flavors unless I get the temp down in the fermenter. I live in an apartment in GA where the weather is still between 50's and 70's but the temp inside has been staying between 66 and 70 on a usual day. I tried searching, but can't find anything reassuring with the temperature I'm at. Beer is a AHS special holiday with white labs east coast ale yeasts WLP008 that I made a starter and let sit at room temp in the same location as the fermenter. Yeast said optimal range was 68-73.