PeterR8 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I have just put a batch of Coopers Pilsner in the FV and wish to lower the temp from the 18-20 degrees inside the house. Will it be too cold if I put it in the shed? Outside temp is 3 overnight, 12 during the day, so I'm guessing the wort will end up around 5-6 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 If you have only pitched the 7g sachet, you don't want the beer to go much below 13C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterR8 Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Yeh gods, it doesn't get that warm here during the daytime! It was pitched with the 7g sachet in the can. I have just checked and it's dropped to 10C with the airlock occasionally bubbling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Ignore the airlock, warm it to the 16C to 18C mark and insulate the FV, perhaps with a sleeping bag or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterR8 Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 It's back inside the house, happily sitting beside a batch of SMOTY Ale. [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Loving Trent Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 how is the best way to warm it back up we had some cold nights here lately around 3 and 5 degrees i always wrap jackets around my FV but the temp has been as low as 10. the gravity only went down 10 about 1.020 where the rest of my brews finish around 1.000 - 1.010ish and it's been in the FV for about 10 days total now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 What are you doing with it now and where is it? What do you have available to use?.. i.e. hot water bottles, blankets/doona, fridge, large eski, empty cabinet/cupboard etc. We need a little more information to help. I am guessing that you have not reached FG yet as it may only be dormant yeast now. Move your FV to a warmer area. If you try and enclose it in something like an old fridge or small cupboard and wrap some hot water bottles around it, it will help, maybe even put a light on in the cupboard. A heat source would be good but we don't know what you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Loving Trent Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Thanks Bill, I always put my FV's in a cupboard, I ended up wrapping two more jackets around them and the temp went back up the beer should end up at about 4.7% as opposed to 3.3% when the temp got to cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I was just wondering since i will be putting on a Pilsner kit (shed temperatures hover at 10C), when bottle conditioning lagers when would it be too cold to store them. Would it be ok to store them in the shed at 10C? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I was just wondering since i will be putting on a Pilsner kit (shed temperatures hover at 10C)' date=' when bottle conditioning lagers when would it be too cold to store them. Would it be ok to store them in the shed at 10C?[/quote'] Firstly. When bottle conditioning it always important to keep them at the yeasts desired fermentation temps. In essence that what you are doing, fermenting the sugar you put in the bottle. if you dont keep them in ferment range they will take ALOT longer to carbonate and you may have to invert the bottles a few times to wake the yeast up.. when I get cold and sleepy, I dont want to work either[lol] and that depends on the type of yeast you have selected.. out of curiosity what was it? secondly if you do not fully ferment your beers and bottle anyway before reaching terminal gravity (I love those words[love] ), you run a serious risk of bottle bombs, these are extremely dangerous and you should do all you can to prevent this for the sake of yourself and your loved ones. If you are botteling in PET the danger is less but it's still not what you want from your beer.. well maybe you like sweet beers.. I do not.. as Bill has said, there are alot of ways, a lamp being one way, though be careful if you do this of 2 things. Firstly shield the light from your fermenter, beer is sensative to light, thats why beer bottles (of most bottle conditioned beer) are brown. You can shield it with something like a smallish terra cotta pot, wont burn and will heat up... and second.. make sure it's nicely heat shielded and you dont burn you house down![rightful] Read up a little on yeast and specialty yasts in particular to suit the style of beer.. you just wont believe what a difference a little know how will do.. good luck mate. Yob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 The Pilsner kit comes with lager yeast which will ferment great at around 10C, but I was wondering mainly if I needed to store the bottles at a warmer 20C or if it is best to leave them at 10C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Best to get the secondary fermentation done quickly and efficiently, so 18C+ is good. After about two weeks, move them to a cooler location if you like. Beer is sensitve to ultraviolet light, sunlight or fluoros - an incandescent light will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Thanks, I have been storing all my beer in the daughters room at the moment (only spare space I have) and she looks after them well. Good thing about this room is there is no Windows and the lights are never turned on. It is pitch black all day until we put her to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Yep UV lights and fluros can hurt beer. Incandescent lights are fine. nevertheless, i still shield mine anyway. I am looking at now changing my heat source and using a Reptile Heat Cord instead. The benefit I see with this is it is flexable (can be used as a heat belt) also no need for a globe which can blow. It will also be a lot safer if the fridge ever has condensation. I have a Czech Pilsner in a keg in my store at the moment. Fermented at 11C and bulk primed. It has been sitting there now for nearly 2 weeks at around a constant 10-12C. I will leave that there for about another 3-4 weeks then put it in the fridge for about 1 month before trying it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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