brace yourselves..'gonna be hot hot hot'

[BeerisGOD]

just a heads up to any novice or even well drilled HBer's out there that don't have fridges today for they're early pitched brews (and yeast strains that aren't tolerant of high temps).
gonna be a hot one today with temps reaching 27!
if you can find a cooler room (curtains drawn, window on latch. a plastic tub (think wilkos, bnm, create a shallow bath as early as possible. door of room closed.
I did one for my razorback but the water was too cold for the yeast (19.8), but this would be ideal for anyone with a yeast that prefers this temp.

good luck chaps!

 

[MyQul]

I did one for my razorback but the water was too cold for the yeast (19.8), but this would be ideal for anyone with a yeast that prefers this temp.

good luck chaps!

19.8C is a great temp for ale yeast. What problems did you have with it

 

[BeerisGOD]

19.8C is a great temp for ale yeast. What problems did you have with it

the razor back yeast (unknown) was saying keep between the 20-25. i pitched at 23 and within a few hours the fv had dropped to 19 (on the strip), checked with the lcd thermometer and it read 19.8. next to no activity.
felt this was too low and thoguht this particular strain needed a couple more to get it going.
if it had been a yeast like nottingham it prob would have been more suited.:thumb:

 

[BeerCat]

Cheers Beer 27C thank the Lord i have a garage. Seriously i prefer the winter, at least i can sleep. :grin:

 

[MarkMayf]

Day 3 of a ferment for my AIPA. I've covered the fermenter in a thick foil bag and am hoping for the best! Curtains closed and window open but the spare room gets sun all morning.

 

[chuffer]

thankfully I picked up a brew fridge for a tenner so my current FV is safe. however, having tasted my last brew (pre-fridge) which was subjected to around 25-26 oC during the last heat wave we had a few wks ago, I can detect a definite alcoholic twang to it which, having read about what it could be, points towards fusel alchols due to high temps. It was only 1 day and I spent the next few days wrestling with the temps by placing it in a trug with water in (swapping ice packs regularly) to keep it at around 20-22oC but it was at a critical point when it got overheated (around 2-3 days after brew day)

 

[BeerisGOD]

thankfully I picked up a brew fridge for a tenner so my current FV is safe. however, having tasted my last brew (pre-fridge) which was subjected to around 25-26 oC during the last heat wave we had a few wks ago, I can detect a definite alcoholic twang to it which, having read about what it could be, points towards fusel alchols due to high temps. It was only 1 day and I spent the next few days wrestling with the temps by placing it in a trug with water in (swapping ice packs regularly) to keep it at around 20-22oC but it was at a critical point when it got overheated (around 2-3 days after brew day)

what yeast strain was the one that had a day with 25-26 ? just out of interest

 

[BeerisGOD]

Day 3 of a ferment for my AIPA. I've covered the fermenter in a thick foil bag and am hoping for the best! Curtains closed and window open but the spare room gets sun all morning.

I'm in the same boat mate. Wel pray together

 

[MyQul]

the razor back yeast (unknown) was saying keep between the 20-25. i pitched at 23 and within a few hours the fv had dropped to 19 (on the strip), checked with the lcd thermometer and it read 19.8. next to no activity.
felt this was too low and thoguht this particular strain needed a couple more to get it going.
if it had been a yeast like nottingham it prob would have been more suited.:thumb:

Could have been old yeast or not enough yeast. Not necessarily the temp. I normally pitch between 18C-20C depending on what I'm trying to achieve ester wise and whether I'm using my brew bag or heat tolerant yeast

 

[Mjh]

I'm 4 1/2 days into my golden stag. Will it have passed the critical stage? just have to keep my fingers crossed.

 

[chuffer]

what yeast strain was the one that had a day with 25-26 ? just out of interest

Danstart Notts Ale.....I know that this is one that's better used in winter as it favours slightly lower temps than your normal room temp for ales but I used it because I've had really good results re flocculation/clarity

 

[Bar-Steward]

I wouldn't worry too much. I had my Festival Old Suffolk fermenting in the last hot spell, when my (nerd alert) weather station recorded an outside temp of 31.5C, and the uncooled fv was at 28/29 for much of the day, but I have sampled bottles of that recently, and it turned out so good that I have just bought another box of Old Suffolk because I cant imagine not having any.

 

[MarkMayf]

I'm in the same boat mate. Wel pray together

Just checked mine. Its at 25degC now. Hopefully it didn't get much higher!

 

[MickDundee]

Outside temperature struggled to get above 15C up here today!

 

[GermLish]

Thanks this warning I could prepare everything:
Racked my landlord clone in a jerry can and was stored in the lager freezer at 12C
My FV stands save in cold water and is coverred in a wet towel and the fan is blowing on it. If the infrared thermometer is right the lid has 23C but the bucket with the beer has 19C

 

[Hoppyland]

Outside temperature struggled to get above 15C up here today!

Yup, got the wood-burning stove on tonight - 50l of beer fermenting in the kitchen & I hope I'll keep it up near 20c!!
Good place to brew is Scotland :smile:

 

[MyQul]

Yup, got the wood-burning stove on tonight - 50l of beer fermenting in the kitchen & I hope I'll keep it up near 20c!!
Good place to brew is Scotland :smile:

Bleedin hell! Turned the thermometer on to see what the temp was in the flat when I got home yesterday evening. 27C