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After hinting for so long, my wife finally gave me a Coopers Home Brew kit for Christmas (and a permit fill the house with beer fumes). Only yesterday did i manage to mix my first brew of "Coopers Real Ale". Unfortunately here in Melbourne temperatures have soared, and my brew has kicked off very aggressively at 30degC. Have found plenty of tips on how to cool the keg, and what will happen if the brew gets too cold, but cannot find out what happens if i keep brewing at this high temp?? The brew seems to be going fabulously. Can anyone please advise? (apologies if i have overlooked the obvious!)
You will find that although your brew will not be ruined, you will find at those sorts of temps, your brew will be high in fruity flavours...you want to try & get your Ale temps below 20*C & lagers below 10*C
There is loads of info on this forum which will give you ideas of temp control etc as you have posted...so have a read...and most of all enjoy your new found hobby!
Happy Brewing buddy!
thisispants wrote:the beer will just have a different taste. Beers fermented at high temperatures often end up with a fruity taste,...kinda cider like.
30C is pretty hot, but it should still ferment alright.
I always wondered, if one of my brews did overheat and die, would it just be as simple as waiting for it to cool down again and chucking in another yeast?
You will find that although your brew will not be ruined, you will find at those sorts of temps, your brew will be high in fruity flavours...you want to try & get your Ale temps below 20*C & lagers below 10*C
There is loads of info on this forum which will give you ideas of temp control etc as you have posted...so have a read...and most of all enjoy your new found hobby!
Happy Brewing buddy!
Thanks for the great respnse, fellow fermenters! I read further into this site and followed the idea of sticking the keg in the bath. The mains cold water provides a perfect, stable, 24deg. Fermentation has slowed to a normal rate. I guess it's showers only for us for the next week!
Gday Crusty. A good method of keeping temps down in summer is by putting your fermenter in a large plastic container, and then putting ice bricks around the base of the fermenter. I got this tip off the forum and it works a treat. I am in Melbourne aswell and temps on the brew have not exceeded 20-21degs. If you are really keen you can get a fridge to chuck the fermenter in.
Kippo.
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Kippo wrote:Gday Crusty. A good method of keeping temps down in summer is by putting your fermenter in a large plastic container, and then putting ice bricks around the base of the fermenter. I got this tip off the forum and it works a treat. I am in Melbourne aswell and temps on the brew have not exceeded 20-21degs. If you are really keen you can get a fridge to chuck the fermenter in.
Kippo.
Its nice to see you passing on tested info there Kippo...the day we all stop learning is the day we're pushin up daisies!
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