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Fermenting at high temps?

Post by CaptainTaco » Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:47 pm

Is there any style of beer that's fermented at high temperatures? Around 75f? I wonder does all yeast make off flavours at that temp?
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Post by LiverDance » Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:49 pm

Saison is the first style that comes to mind when fermenting at high temps.
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Post by jacinthebox » Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:37 pm

CaptainTaco wrote:Is there any style of beer that's fermented at high temperatures? Around 75f? I wonder does all yeast make off flavours at that temp?
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Is 75f your air temp or fermentation temp? Ferm Temps can heat up a bit more than air temp...like 5f if I recall correctly.

Saison yeast love the higher temp...I think I was 85f on my last one
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Post by Keith » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:23 pm

CaptainTaco wrote:Is there any style of beer that's fermented at high temperatures? Around 75f? I wonder does all yeast make off flavours at that temp?
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I ferment using us05 and us04, along with other speciality yeasts around 22F without issue. Sure probably not the most ideal, but it still leads to producing a tasty beer.
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Post by Lucas » Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:24 am

The first few days are the most critical - if you can wrap your fermentor in a cold damp towel or in a cold water bath for the first couple of days for the yeast to get started you should be fine with many ale yeasts. Many Belgians are fermented this way - start the temperature low and then ramp up the temperature gradually over a few days or a week until fermentation is complete.
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