Long story, short, my pipeline is dry, so I decided to turn my keezer up and use it as a ferm chamber.
Eight days ago, I brewed an ESB from jaysbrewing using WLP 001, and a Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde with Notty, the next day. Both were extract brews. The ESB showed no signs of fermentation until the third morning, and had a full Krausen, that afternoon. The blonde took right off and had a full Krausen after only one day.
I've never attempted to control ferm temps. Did some reading and set my keezer to 60°. Since I've yet to build a dedicated chamber, I have no thermowells, so I decided to err on the low side.
It's about a week later, and they are both just chugging along. Should I raise the temperature a bit? I'm worried about diacetyl, but I have no idea if that is something I should be worried about. If I need to bring up the temp, what should I set it to?
Eight days ago, I brewed an ESB from jaysbrewing using WLP 001, and a Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde with Notty, the next day. Both were extract brews. The ESB showed no signs of fermentation until the third morning, and had a full Krausen, that afternoon. The blonde took right off and had a full Krausen after only one day.
I've never attempted to control ferm temps. Did some reading and set my keezer to 60°. Since I've yet to build a dedicated chamber, I have no thermowells, so I decided to err on the low side.
It's about a week later, and they are both just chugging along. Should I raise the temperature a bit? I'm worried about diacetyl, but I have no idea if that is something I should be worried about. If I need to bring up the temp, what should I set it to?