Best Beer for Summer

[Jonathon Sunshine]

Gday, i'm looking for an opinion on the best beer to brew and best yeasts to use during summer in brisbane where max temp flux's between 25 and 20 degrees?

[vitalogy]

Sounds like ideal conditions for just about any type of ale.

[gecko]

I think he meant 25 to 30 deg.

[vitalogy]

Right. Fruity ales then

[NTRabbit]

Go the Weizen with genuine wheat yeasts in those temperatures

[ryan]

Gday, i'm looking for an opinion on the best beer to brew and best yeasts to use during summer in brisbane where max temp flux's between 25 and 20 degrees?

Don`t be silly. Brisbane temps. in summer are a lot higher than 20-25*!
Where did you get those figures from? An average over the typical summer months would be around 33* +.

[Pale_Ale]

As above, we reckon it was a typo and meant to read 25 - 30. Also he may have meant indoors.

[ryan]

As above, we reckon it was a typo and meant to read 25 - 30. Also he may have meant indoors.

we

[derfly]

Hefeweizen!

[Pale_Ale]

As above, we reckon it was a typo and meant to read 25 - 30. Also he may have meant indoors.

we

Yeah, we! Look above at Gecko's response.

[ryan]

As above, we reckon it was a typo and meant to read 25 - 30. Also he may have meant indoors.

we

Yeah, we! Look above at Gecko's response.

But that`s Gecko`s response, not yours originally. You hadn`t said anything in the thread until you said "we", so I wondered who you meant by "we"

[Jonathon Sunshine]

sorry guys, i was in a bit of a rush when i wrote that, i did indeed mean 25~30.

[drsmurto]

First argument of the year???? And its not the usual suspects either.......

We would go an english style ale with the fermenter wrapped in a wet towel, should keep the temps below 22.

What do we think?

Cheers
DrSmurto

[ryan]

sorry guys, i was in a bit of a rush when i wrote that, i did indeed mean 25~30.

JS, do you have any way of bringing your brewing temp down to 18-20*?
Anything above 22* or so is not going to give you the best beer.

[Jonathon Sunshine]

Not really, i don't have a basement or anything, althou i do live in an oldschool brick house, so it doesn't get nearly as hot inside as it is out.

Anyhow, i figure why fight nature...

[ryan]

Not really, i don't have a basement or anything, althou i do live in an oldschool brick house, so it doesn't get nearly as hot inside as it is out.

Anyhow, i figure why fight nature...

Well, if you`re going to figure it like that, make 2 ales, one at 18*, the other at 30*. Then you will know if it`s worth the trouble of fighting nature.

[Pale_Ale]

Dear Ryan,
Sorry for any confusion.

Now, onto the post:
Jonathon, I would get a thermometer off eBay (I got mine for about $12 all up, and it's got an outdoors probe as well) and find the coolest place in the house.

Other ideas for cooling (without a fridge etc.) are a laundry sink or bath with ice added periodically, a wet towel re-wetted periodically, or if you've got a good aircon just put it on full blast! *that last one may result in astronomical electricity bills.

[ryan]

Dear Pale Ale
We accept your apology.

[chris.]

First argument of the year???? And its not the usual suspects either.......

We would go an english style ale with the fermenter wrapped in a wet towel, should keep the temps below 22.

What do we think?

Cheers
DrSmurto

Nah. We think a Belgian Ale would be the best bet.

Or the Heffe

[ryan]

First argument of the year???? And its not the usual suspects either.......

We would go an english style ale with the fermenter wrapped in a wet towel, should keep the temps below 22.

What do we think?

Cheers
DrSmurto

nah.....that`s not what I`d do...