What do YOU think is the best temp for fermenting?
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Re: What do YOU think is the best temp for fermenting?
I like bakers yeast fermented at 83-85°f
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Re: What do YOU think is the best temp for fermenting?
Interesting going back and reading from the beginning. I like Crows comments and agree totally. It's been a few years since I have fermented in the downstairs basement bath as I have now built an insulated fermenting cart on rollers. Also with the smaller space I have switched from a heater to a lightbulb for my heat source.
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Re: What do YOU think is the best temp for fermenting?
Slower the better IMO
Re: What do YOU think is the best temp for fermenting?
This time of year, when temperatures are low, there's a choice I have to make as to whether to warm the ferment, or use a different yeast. Bakers is great in the summer, but doesn't care for 60F much. Nottingham works great down into the 50's, but throws flavors I don't like in the summer. I'll add some heat to some ferments in the cooler seasons, but mostly I adjust the yeast I'm using.
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Re: What do YOU think is the best temp for fermenting?
US-05 will go to 59, very clean. Won't get hardly any influence from the yeastbilgriss wrote:This time of year, when temperatures are low, there's a choice I have to make as to whether to warm the ferment, or use a different yeast. Bakers is great in the summer, but doesn't care for 60F much. Nottingham works great down into the 50's, but throws flavors I don't like in the summer. I'll add some heat to some ferments in the cooler seasons, but mostly I adjust the yeast I'm using.
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