bigken462
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I will be making my first purchase in a brewing kit this next payday and I'm wondering how the autumn/fall temps inside my residence will affect what I'm trying to make.
Many of you face the same problem I'm sure. I set my home thermostat at 69-70 degrees or so on heat, but during the day time when the weather warms, the house temp may climb to 76-78 degrees before the evening temps start to drop again. This is just the time of year that there is no happy medium when it comes to heating or cooling the house. We can easily go from using the heat pump at night, to the AC during the daytime. It sucks.
Would those few hours that the house temps go up cause a problem with temperature change in a plastic bucket or glass carboy to cause a problem?
No cellar or basement here. Just a pantry/wash room. At most, I have a cpl closets, but they are on the end of the house and often tends to stay warm on hotter days.
I should note obviously with this being my first brew that I will be doing a extract kit. I was looking over a few recipes last night and was considering a Pumpkin Spice Porter, or American Ale. Quite honestly, I can't make my mind up. Grrr.
Anyway, will this small 10 degree temperature shift create a problem that I will need to address?
Kenny T
Many of you face the same problem I'm sure. I set my home thermostat at 69-70 degrees or so on heat, but during the day time when the weather warms, the house temp may climb to 76-78 degrees before the evening temps start to drop again. This is just the time of year that there is no happy medium when it comes to heating or cooling the house. We can easily go from using the heat pump at night, to the AC during the daytime. It sucks.
Would those few hours that the house temps go up cause a problem with temperature change in a plastic bucket or glass carboy to cause a problem?
No cellar or basement here. Just a pantry/wash room. At most, I have a cpl closets, but they are on the end of the house and often tends to stay warm on hotter days.
I should note obviously with this being my first brew that I will be doing a extract kit. I was looking over a few recipes last night and was considering a Pumpkin Spice Porter, or American Ale. Quite honestly, I can't make my mind up. Grrr.
Anyway, will this small 10 degree temperature shift create a problem that I will need to address?
Kenny T