hazz20 Well-Known Member Joined 1/9/08 Messages 74 Reaction score 0 5/2/09 #1 Hey all, am struggling to keep a decent temp with my brews at the moment, using a us-05 yeast and it's sitting on about 16 degrees in the fridge. What effect could this have on the brew? Hazz
Hey all, am struggling to keep a decent temp with my brews at the moment, using a us-05 yeast and it's sitting on about 16 degrees in the fridge. What effect could this have on the brew? Hazz
U unterberg Well-Known Member Joined 29/5/08 Messages 280 Reaction score 2 5/2/09 #2 16 is fine for this ale yeast anyway. I normally do this one around 18. It will just take slightly longer but other than that nothing to worry about.
16 is fine for this ale yeast anyway. I normally do this one around 18. It will just take slightly longer but other than that nothing to worry about.
seemax Well-Known Member Joined 9/4/08 Messages 1,199 Reaction score 5 5/2/09 #3 US-05 at 16C will produce a very clean ale, no fruity / estery notes. It will highlight the hops rather than the malt. I've used Nottingham at 13C and it comes close to producing a lager.
US-05 at 16C will produce a very clean ale, no fruity / estery notes. It will highlight the hops rather than the malt. I've used Nottingham at 13C and it comes close to producing a lager.
