Coopers Stout Temp Problem Too Low _
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Perfectly fine.
18c is good. i would always try to keep it between 16-20c with the Coopers yeast.
18C equals 64.4F by the formula (C x 1.8) + 32 = F. so 20C would be 68F. The cooper's ale yeast is a bit slow at 64F, but doable. It likes 66-68F better.
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18C is good. It may be a bit slower at that temp, but you don't want to rush it.
You're great at 18*C. A typical ale yeast will ferment just fine there. Some ale yeasts do well much cooler than that. I have a batch 3 days into fermenting with Nottingham ale yeast that I'm holding at 14.5*C and it's very active.
Do not try to heat it up at all. It's good right where it is. Give it a few weeks and it should be ready.
Do not try to heat it up at all. It's good right where it is. Give it a few weeks and it should be ready.
Hello and thanks to all for your comments.
It does seem to be fermenting however slowly. Nice layer of foam on the top instead of the black that was there.
One thing is that the room temp is 18c but the sticker label temp says 22c.
This I would expect to go down then over the next day. But as you all say should be ok.
I think I will leave it 3 days as it is, what do you think?
Thanks again for you input,
Julian
It does seem to be fermenting however slowly. Nice layer of foam on the top instead of the black that was there.
One thing is that the room temp is 18c but the sticker label temp says 22c.
This I would expect to go down then over the next day. But as you all say should be ok.
I think I will leave it 3 days as it is, what do you think?
Thanks again for you input,
Julian
Just leave it alone till it hits FG & settles out clear or slightly misty before priming & bottling. It'll def take more time than those times in typical instruction sheets.
When you said 18*C earlier, I thought that you meant that was your fermentation temp.
22*C is a bit on the warm side, but not horribly so. If you have the means to do so, I'd try to cool it down a couple degrees C for the first 5-7 days.
Hello, and thank you for your replies, this is now bottled and sitting on the floor beside me in 44 bottles.
I added two teaspoons of brown sugar to all bottles.
When do you think I would be able to sample test my good first brew?
Thank you
Julian
I added two teaspoons of brown sugar to all bottles.
When do you think I would be able to sample test my good first brew?
Thank you
Julian
2tsp of sugar is def on the high side for 12oz bottles. 1tsp would've been fine. Watch'em.
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