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Date: 30 May 2006 16:05:54
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: carbonating temps
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I'm doing bottling and I was wondering what is the good range for temp F to
carbonate at. I know after it's done low 60's is preferred but what about
right after bottling? Thanx in advance.
Gerard
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Date: 30 May 2006 20:20:14
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: carbonating temps
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On Tue, 30 May 2006 16:05:54 -0400, <dormouse@charter.net > wrote:
> I'm doing bottling and I was wondering what is the good range for temp F to
> carbonate at. I know after it's done low 60's is preferred but what about
> right after bottling? Thanx in advance.
You want to encourage yeast activity, so room temp is good. 70F gets
mentioned a lot as a temp to aim for.
John.
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Date: 01 Jun 2006 08:59:15
From: Deacon Bluez
Subject: Re: carbonating temps
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I converted a freezer for fermenting and keep it at 64 to 66 degrees. When I
bottle I am placing the conditioning bottles back into the freezer. Is that
too cool? This is the first batch that I have bottled since I started using
the freezer and they have only been in two days.
Deacon
"John 'Shaggy' Kolesar" <spam@shagg.net > wrote in message
news:slrne7pa9o.mih.spam@weizen.shagg.net...
> On Tue, 30 May 2006 16:05:54 -0400, <dormouse@charter.net> wrote:
> > I'm doing bottling and I was wondering what is the good range for temp F
to
> > carbonate at. I know after it's done low 60's is preferred but what
about
> > right after bottling? Thanx in advance.
>
> You want to encourage yeast activity, so room temp is good. 70F gets
> mentioned a lot as a temp to aim for.
>
>
> John.
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Date: 01 Jun 2006 11:09:23
From: Wayne
Subject: Re: carbonating temps
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Deacon Bluez wrote:
> I converted a freezer for fermenting and keep it at 64 to 66 degrees. When I
> bottle I am placing the conditioning bottles back into the freezer. Is that
> too cool? This is the first batch that I have bottled since I started using
> the freezer and they have only been in two days.
That temperature range if fine for primary fermentation because of the
heat generated by the fermentation process. However, for conditioning
bottles, the heat generated from the tiny amount of yeast fermenting so
little sugar is minimal. You would be much better off keeping the
bottles at 70° for 10 days to 2 weeks until they are carbinated and then
put them back in the fermentation freezer for cold conditioning. If you
just leave them where they are, it may take a month or more to carbonate.
Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company
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Date: 01 Jun 2006 17:20:32
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: carbonating temps
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On Thu, 1 Jun 2006 08:59:15 -0700, <deaconbluez@sti.net > wrote:
> I converted a freezer for fermenting and keep it at 64 to 66 degrees. When I
> bottle I am placing the conditioning bottles back into the freezer. Is that
> too cool? This is the first batch that I have bottled since I started using
> the freezer and they have only been in two days.
That should be fine. It may take an extra day or two compared to 70F, but
it's no big deal. Allow 1-2 weeks for the carbonation to develop.
John.
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Date: 04 Jun 2006 07:01:06
From: Deacon Bluez
Subject: Re: carbonating temps
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Great, thanks. I generally leave them for three weeks anyway and it is in
the 90's here so leaving them in the house was not an option.
" > That should be fine. It may take an extra day or two compared to 70F,
but
> it's no big deal. Allow 1-2 weeks for the carbonation to develop.
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