Now that I'm running my heater, the spare bathroom I made my first batch in is too hot for brewing; I'd get lots of fusels/funky tastes for sure if I do it in there right now. However, I have one alternative that wasn't available to me earlier: the garage.
I would never, ever dream of doing this in the summer (or early autumn) but now that we're in December I think it would be ok to put my primary pail out in my unheated garage when I do my next batch. Daily high temperatures haven't exceeded 70 for this past week and nightly temperatures have been in the 40s (and even 30s), though the garage doesn't get that cold unless the door is open for a while. It gets pretty cold in there at night, but I don't think it's cold enough to crash the yeast since there is some insulation. Keeping the environment under 70 won't be a problem most days so it's the best way I can think of to get fusel-free mead.
Right now, the area I was planning to put the bucket is pretty dirty but should be fine after I give it a good cleaning today. Does this sound like a good idea?
I would never, ever dream of doing this in the summer (or early autumn) but now that we're in December I think it would be ok to put my primary pail out in my unheated garage when I do my next batch. Daily high temperatures haven't exceeded 70 for this past week and nightly temperatures have been in the 40s (and even 30s), though the garage doesn't get that cold unless the door is open for a while. It gets pretty cold in there at night, but I don't think it's cold enough to crash the yeast since there is some insulation. Keeping the environment under 70 won't be a problem most days so it's the best way I can think of to get fusel-free mead.
Right now, the area I was planning to put the bucket is pretty dirty but should be fine after I give it a good cleaning today. Does this sound like a good idea?
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