Xavier8425
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I just wrapped up the primary fermentation and racked my first batch into my secondary yesterday afternoon. Everything seems to be going well, SG was really good, etc. Now that I'm playing tge waiting game in the secondary fermenter, I have two questions:
1. I just read a recent post recommending cooler temperatures for the secondary phase - my carboy is in my kitchen pantry and the fermometer is reading about 70 degrees...is that too warm? What's the advantage of cooler vs warmer? Is there a max. temperature that I should stay under?
2. I know that light is bad for beer, but I was wondering if that was true for all light or just UV? My pantry is an interior room w/ no windows (no sunlight), but the lights are on quite a bit during the day - would leaving the light on cause problems? If so, can I just cover the carboy w/ a paper bag or something?
Thanks for any feedback,
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1. I just read a recent post recommending cooler temperatures for the secondary phase - my carboy is in my kitchen pantry and the fermometer is reading about 70 degrees...is that too warm? What's the advantage of cooler vs warmer? Is there a max. temperature that I should stay under?
2. I know that light is bad for beer, but I was wondering if that was true for all light or just UV? My pantry is an interior room w/ no windows (no sunlight), but the lights are on quite a bit during the day - would leaving the light on cause problems? If so, can I just cover the carboy w/ a paper bag or something?
Thanks for any feedback,
X