The 75 was a result of the active fementation. I have seen a few spikes before but never anything like this. This is also the biggest beer i have brewed to date. Typically when room temp is ~64 i see a spike early on that settles down but this was an extreme. I put my bucket on the basement...
Thanks. Really appreciate the advice. Since putting the lid back on it has started to foam out the airlock again (maybe an hour). I will just leave it alone and hope for the best.
Ambient room temp is 64 which typically works really well. Thermometer on bucket is reading around 75 due to fermentation. Do you suggest taking it into the basement in the hopes of dropping the temp within the bucket slowing down the fermentation.
Ok new to the homebrew world. Still doing extract. This is my fifth brew and nvr seen this type of issue before. Brewed midwests bourbon barrel old ale. OG 1.072. Rehydrated a packet of S04 dry yeast that came with the kit. Pitched the yeast last night. When i came home from work there was...