07-03-2010, 04:35 PM
LUE42 Wrote:My house is generally too cold to brew so I've put together a little brewing box but the box is holding at a steady 88 degrees. The instructions call for 75- 80. Will that extra eight be too much or slow the rate at all?
The yeast is rated to 104 degrees so in theory you should be OK to about 100 (the yeast generates it's own heat so the beverage will be warmer than the ambient temperature) unless you get runaway fermentation.