Bottle Fermentation

[hoppinmad]

Hi guys,

I bulk primed and bottled some Pale Ale about four days ago and was a little silly in that I left the bottles in the garage. I went in there today and it was like 40 degrees or more (and probably has been for 2 days) and I am wondering if the beer will be stuffed now.

Have moved it into a big esky with some freezer blocks and brought into the house now, but is it too late?

 

[KingPython]

It should be okay, with time. Maybe test one and see.

 

[hoppinmad]

It should be okay, with time. Maybe test one and see.

Tested an ice cold one tonight... tastes great! Think it handled the heat okay. But not gonna let it happen again!

 

[marlow_coates]

The secondary fermentation to carbonate in the bottle will only contribute a little to the taste (as I understand it anyway) due to such a small amount of sugar actually fermenting.

Best to keep the bottle around the same temps used to primary ferment it, but this may be overkill for the reason above.

Also don't put the bottles anywhere too cold once bottled as the yeast needs to work. My brother put his first batch into the fridge straight away and wondered why they didn't carb up...

Glad to hear it worked out :icon_cheers:

 

[xomz]

You're lucky! My last wheat batch tasted great 5-6 days after bottling. A couple of days later, the 4 day heat-wave hit, & now I have 2 cartons of banana vinigar to fertilize the lawn with.