Questions tagged [temperature]
Temperature plays a key role throughout the brewing process, particularly during the mash and during fermentation.
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How to add temperature measurement and control to my Brooklyn Brew Shop beer kit?
My wife got me this beer making kit for my birthday. The first two brews failed horribly due to bad sanitation, but the third one, an American Pale Ale, turned out alright. The only thing I didn't ...
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How do lager kits let you brew at room temperature?
I am thinking about making some Mexican-style lager using one of the following kits:
Coopers Mexican Cerveza
Bulldog Beer Kit - Cortez Gold Mexican Cerveza
Better Brew Bandit, Tequila and lime
Now I ...
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What happens if fermentation happens at wrong temperature?
What will happen with my beer if fermentation takes place either at a too hot or too cold temperature? What will be the effects on the flavour?
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Why are some of my batches too sweet in the bottle, and can I rescue them?
I've had pretty good success brewing kits generally, but towards the end of last year I went on a mission brewing a few batches in fairly rapid succession. Unfortunately for me, most of the resultant ...
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What effect does room temp have on the cider fermentation process?
I'm new to the site. Been making cider for a couple of years now and still don't feel like I have it down. My latest batch, a recipe I've made many times, is not clearing like it usually does. It got ...
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Is anyone aware of a mini refrigerator model with a flat bottom for use as fermentation chamber?
Searching like crazy to find a mini refrigerator with a flat bottom. Any model will work, as I am new to this and only brewing 1 gallon batches. Ideally it would hold a 5gal carboy so that I do not ...
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Keep Homebrew Fresh
Just syphoned a youngs 30 bottle kit into a plastic 5 gallon fermenter. How should I store this to stop it going bad?
What's the highest temperature it can be stored at safely?
and how can I ensure ...
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Fermentation temperature control [duplicate]
I have an old refrigerator that I use as a fermentation chamber for my beer. It can hold two fermentation buckets. It is connected to a STC-1000 temperature controller so it keeps the temperature ...
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Ale yeast at cold temps?
I made a modified Oktoberfest 11 days ago. I used an ale yeast to cut down on the time. I let it ferment at 68 degrees Fahrenheit for 4 days, then decided to put it in the fridge at 50 degrees. I ...
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Temperature when hydrating dry yeast
Some Lalvin yeast I bought is not doing anything in my wort. When I told people on an online forum I'd hydrated it with 40°C water, they told me this was far too hot. But this is exactly what it said ...
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Where should I take the temperature while cooling wort?
Extract brewing here:
After the boil, I put my pot into an ice bath to cool the wort before topping off. Generally I cool the wort to 100°F (37°C) before transferring to the fermenter. Today I cooled ...
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Heating after fermentation?
What's the general consensus on leaving a heat source turned on after fermentation has complete?
I'm doing an Imperial IPA which should finish fermenting in 4-5 days going by previous experience with ...
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Fermentation Temperature
I have a quick question. I've been looking for an answer, but didn't find a clear answer.
So, I'm making an IPA. Right now the air temperature in my closet where I keep the carboy is 67-68F. This is ...
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Why every brew has a bitter malty aftertaste?
Every of 5 previous brews (lager, pilsner, pale ale, IPA) have had a somewhat bitter and malty aftertaste to them. It's not too off-putting (except the lager) but is clearly there, yet not present on ...
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How to Calculate Priming Sugar while Bottling Lagers?
Primary Fermentation: 50*F/10*C 2 weeks
Diacetyl Rest: 65*F/18.3*C 2 weeks
Lager: 31*F/-0.5*C 4 weeks
I am reading contradictory information regarding the amount ...
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