What are the ideal temperatures?

[maclarkson]

Hi guys,

What temperatures are my max, minimums and sweet spots at these stages.

- fermentation
- settling (where fermentation has finished but the brew is not yet bottled)
- bottled

Thanks

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Hi guys,

What temperatures are my max, minimums and sweet spots at these stages.

- fermentation
- settling (where fermentation has finished but the brew is not yet bottled)
- bottled

Thanks

- fermentation - Depends on your yeast. Some ale yeast like to be fermented high, some like w1729 like to be down around 13-15*c, Lager likes to be cooler again
- settling (where fermentation has finished but the brew is not yet bottled).- Doesnt hurt to chill it to help it settle
- bottled - Somewhere cool.

Generally, keep everything under 20*c

 

[MHB]

Except for lots of Belgians, Saison and Hefeweizen.
Really you need to look at the beer you are making, choose a yeast and have a look at what the manufactured recommends, they will give a range i.e. US-05 is 15-24oC, at the lower end you get a slower ferment, lower ester and fusel production and less flavour, the opposite at the higher end.
It's a good idea to start near the middle of the range and from there work from experience.
Mark

 

[timmi9191]

You need a lot more specificity to get a meaningful answer.

What beer style are you brewing?
What yeast are you using?
What do you want to achieve?

 

[Garfield]

What do you want to achieve?

Agreed

 

[Mardoo]

About 28C for walking around naked.

 

[barls]

 

[earle]

It really depend on what breed of kitten you have in your airlock

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Proper brewing kittens are getting harder to find these days

Many use clingfilm