I really wanted to get my temp down to starting temp, but i had two thermometers with two different temp readings, and just took the average. Hopefully Im close enough.
I pitched my Yeast (WLP001, smack pack) @ 80 F. Set the thermostat on fridge at 58-60 F. Is this too low for starting the fermentation process? The yeast pack says 70-74 F. I read that starting a 5 to 10 deg. lower compensates for the heat inside the carboy during fermentation, then after...
I've had my carboy going on 5 weeks now. After first day I had to replace airlock with blow off tube. No big deal. Should I have taken the blow off tube out after things settled down and put back in place the airlock?