haighter
Active Member
Hello. I'm brewing an IPA at my home. Right now it's in the primary in a closet. The temperature guage on the side of my primary has the temp gradually decreasing. Started at 68, soon 66, now 64, and even a little bit of 62 degrees F. My house is big and old and gets real cold, especially at night and in the mornings. I fear that it will continue to decline, until it hovers at about 60 or so.
Been about 36 hours and the primary fementation isn't really going strong (at all). Not necessarily worried at this point, but is it too cold of a fermenting temp for my ale?
I'm in the SF Bay Area...a land known for it's microbrew culture. I imagine others have gone through this as well. Any tips or will I be fine even if it ferments outside of the ideal ale range?
Been about 36 hours and the primary fementation isn't really going strong (at all). Not necessarily worried at this point, but is it too cold of a fermenting temp for my ale?
I'm in the SF Bay Area...a land known for it's microbrew culture. I imagine others have gone through this as well. Any tips or will I be fine even if it ferments outside of the ideal ale range?