Thought I had the small mechanical room heated just right with a space heater for my Westvleteren 8 clone to ferment at 80 degrees. Well, woke up in the morning to find out the beer temp was 96 degrees. I grabbed the fermenter and set it out on the deck and hosed it with cold water .
Dont know exactly how long it was at 96 but it was fermenting like a friggin volcano. That morning I had hernia surgery and it sat at 70 for another 4 weeks because I couldnt lift anything heavier than a bluddy nat. Did the usuall bottling process because I always bottle Belgians, and it was sour and tasted like ****. Expected. A year later , this is one of the best belgians I have ever had.I couldnt throw it out. During the aging it mellowed into a great beer. All my friends and family love it. 96 f ing degrees man! I call it 96.
Dont know exactly how long it was at 96 but it was fermenting like a friggin volcano. That morning I had hernia surgery and it sat at 70 for another 4 weeks because I couldnt lift anything heavier than a bluddy nat. Did the usuall bottling process because I always bottle Belgians, and it was sour and tasted like ****. Expected. A year later , this is one of the best belgians I have ever had.I couldnt throw it out. During the aging it mellowed into a great beer. All my friends and family love it. 96 f ing degrees man! I call it 96.