occasional_brewer
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Hi-
I am one week into my first non-kit all grain homebrew, what I like to call a modified amber ale (recipe take from this website thank you very much)
From what I have read on the site is that ideal brewing temperatures during fermentation ~60F.
Unfortunately, new england winters are rough and while keeping the thermostat at 69F I think that heat distribution in my house isn't homogenous so I suspect that my fermenter feels a bit colder, especially overnight when we bring down the heating to 60F. What I see in the morning is infrequent bubbles while a few hours into the day after increasing the thermostat there is a lot more bubbles and even increase in suds.
I feel like everything else is going OK but I wonder if the pre-determined 2 weeks in the primary fermenter will be too short.
Should I extend the primary fermentation period? 3 weeks anybody?
Thanks in advance
I am one week into my first non-kit all grain homebrew, what I like to call a modified amber ale (recipe take from this website thank you very much)
From what I have read on the site is that ideal brewing temperatures during fermentation ~60F.
Unfortunately, new england winters are rough and while keeping the thermostat at 69F I think that heat distribution in my house isn't homogenous so I suspect that my fermenter feels a bit colder, especially overnight when we bring down the heating to 60F. What I see in the morning is infrequent bubbles while a few hours into the day after increasing the thermostat there is a lot more bubbles and even increase in suds.
I feel like everything else is going OK but I wonder if the pre-determined 2 weeks in the primary fermenter will be too short.
Should I extend the primary fermentation period? 3 weeks anybody?
Thanks in advance