John Garrison Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 Started a jolly roger ale yesterday and today it went into fermentation. Apparently I made the water too acidic( our tap water is a tad too alkaline) and after I left home for several days at work, that it was foaming out the lid. Apparently not a whole lot, but having no other way to go but my app, i set the temperature from 60 to 58 to try and slow it down a bit. I know the most vigorous fermentation is at the beginning so this will subside on its own in a day or two. Should I maintain my temperature selection? Or restore it yo 60 after it settles down some? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Garrison Posted February 17 Author Report Share Posted February 17 I do see that some recipes will overflow for various reasons and it isn’t harmful. Just interested whether I am safe to maintain 58 degrees until eof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 Given it is 2 degree F difference, can't see a huge issue but I'd always leave stuff at running temp without interference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Garrison Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 Well it burped that one time and settled down so put temperature back,and BeerDroid none the wiser. In a cold ferment hop clearing stage now. The brew may still be questionable due to acidity but, i will bottle and do secondary conditioning to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Garrison Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 Finished and trying a bottle now….very tasty! After it was finished and ready to bottle I sprinkled in champagne yeast. Also used both hop concentrate and hop flakes..,flavor is not IPA but is quite good. A bit of a bite but not too acidic. Happy with this one and it almost was made with blinders on! Hooray for my Brew machine, and Brewart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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