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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?

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

I think he meant 25 to 30 deg.

Right. Fruity ales then

Go the Weizen with genuine wheat yeasts in those temperatures

Jonathon Sunshine wrote: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* +.

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

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

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Hefeweizen!

ryan wrote:

Pale_Ale wrote: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.

Pale_Ale wrote:

ryan wrote:

Pale_Ale wrote: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"

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

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

Jonathon Sunshine wrote: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.

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...

Jonathon Sunshine wrote: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.

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.

Dear Pale Ale
We accept your apology.

drsmurto wrote: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

drsmurto wrote: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...